Acts 1:20
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
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- Ps 69:25 : 25 Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.
- Ps 109:8-9 : 8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office. 9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. 10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. 11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour. 12 Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children. 13 Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out. 14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. 15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
- Zech 5:3-4 : 3 Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. 4 I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
- Luke 20:42 : 42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
- Luke 24:44 : 44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
- Acts 1:25 : 25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own ple.
- Acts 13:33 : 33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
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- Ps 109:6-105 verses77%
6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.
7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.
8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office.
9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
- Acts 1:25-262 verses74%
25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own ple.
26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
- Acts 1:16-194 verses73%
16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, eldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
- Acts 1:21-222 verses72%
21 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
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25 Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents.
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22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
- Luke 20:15-173 verses69%
15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
- Mark 12:8-103 verses68%
8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
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14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this ple, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
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29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
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42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
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34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
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39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
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11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
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11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
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48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
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28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
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14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
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58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
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10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
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23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
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35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
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20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
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1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
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9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
- Acts 20:28-292 verses66%
28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
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11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
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16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
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27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
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41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
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36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
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43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
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15 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
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19 And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
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20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
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15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,