Acts 1:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

For it is written in the Book of Psalms: Let his dwelling place be desolate, and let no one live in it, and, Let another take his office.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his habitation be desolate; let no one dwell in it,' and 'Let another take his position.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For{G1063} it is written{G1125} in{G1722} the book{G976} of Psalms,{G5568} Let{G1096} his{G846} habitation{G1886} be{G1096} made desolate,{G2048} And{G2532} let{G2077} no{G3361} man dwell{G2730} therein:{G846} and,{G2532} His{G846} office{G1984} let{G2983} another{G2087} take.{G2983}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For{G1063} it is written{G1125}{(G5769)} in{G1722} the book{G976} of Psalms{G5568}, Let{G1096} his{G846} habitation{G1886} be{G1096}{(G5676)} desolate{G2048}, and{G2532} let{G2077}{(G5749)} no man{G3361} dwell{G2730}{(G5723)} therein{G1722}{G846}: and{G2532} his{G846} bishoprick{G1984} let{G2983} another{G2087} take{G2983}{(G5630)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    It is written in the boke of Psalmes: His habitacio be voyde and no man be dwellinge therin: and his bisshoprycke let another take.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For it is wrytten in the boke of psalmes: His habitacion be voyde, and noman be dwellinge therin. And: His bisshoprike another take.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For it is written in the booke of Psalmes, Let his habitation be void, and let no man dwel therein: also, Let another take his charge.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For it is written in ye booke of psalmes: Let his habitation be desert, and no man be dwellyng therein: And his bishopricke let another take.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his habitation be made desolate, Let no one dwell therein,' and, 'Let another take his office.'

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    for it hath been written in the book of Psalms: Let his lodging-place become desolate, and let no one be dwelling in it, and his oversight let another take.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate, And let no man dwell therein: and, His office let another take.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate, And let no man dwell therein: and, His office let another take. [

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For in the book of Psalms it says, Let his house be waste, and let no man be living in it: and, Let his position be taken by another.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell therein;' and, 'Let another take his office.'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “For it is written in the book of Psalms,‘Let his house become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,’ and‘Let another take his position of responsibility.’

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 69:25 : 25 Let their dwelling place 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 wanderers and beg; let them seek their bread also from their desolate places. 11 Let the extortioner seize all that he has, and let strangers plunder his labor. 12 Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor let there be any to favor his fatherless children. 13 Let his posterity be cut off; in the following generation let their name be blotted out. 14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by the LORD, and let not the sin of his mother be wiped out. 15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off their memory from the earth.
  • Zech 5:3-4 : 3 Then he said to me, This is the curse that goes forth over the face of the whole earth: for everyone who steals shall be cut off according to it on this side; and everyone who swears shall be cut off according to it on that side. 4 I will bring it forth, says the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, with its timber and its stones.
  • Luke 20:42 : 42 And David himself says in the book of Psalms, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,
  • Luke 24:44 : 44 And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still 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 To take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
  • Acts 13:33 : 33 God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he has raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, You are my Son, this day have I begotten you.

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    6 Set a wicked man over him, and let Satan stand at his right hand.

    7 When he is judged, let him be condemned, and let his prayer become sin.

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    9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

    10 Let his children be continually wanderers and beg; let them seek their bread also from their desolate places.

  • Acts 1:25-26
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    25 To take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

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  • Acts 1:16-19
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    16 Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

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    19 And it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, so that the field is called in their own language, Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.

  • Acts 1:21-22
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    21 Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

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    25 Let their dwelling place be desolate, and let none dwell in their tents.

  • Acts 22:22
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  • Luke 20:15-17
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    15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them?

    16 He shall come and destroy those tenant farmers, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

    17 And he looked at them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the cornerstone?

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    68%

    8 So they took him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

    9 What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and give the vineyard to others.

    10 Have you not read this scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone:

  • Acts 6:14
    67%

    14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses handed down to us.

  • Luke 4:29
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    29 and rose up, and drove him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.

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    42 And David himself says in the book of Psalms, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,

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    34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: 'The LORD said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand,

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    39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

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    11 Saying, God has forsaken him; pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.

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    11 This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.

  • John 11:48
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    48 If we let him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.

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    66%

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  • Acts 9:14
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    14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.

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    10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.

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    35 Therefore he says also in another psalm, You shall not allow your Holy One to see corruption.

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    20 But Peter said to him, Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money.

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    66%

    9 And David says, Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a recompense to them.

  • Acts 20:28-29
    2 verses
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    28 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

    29 For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

  • Acts 13:11
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    11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately a mist and a darkness fell on him; and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

  • 1 Thess 2:16
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    16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always; but the wrath has come upon them to the utmost.

  • Acts 4:27
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    27 For truly against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together

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    41 They said to him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will lease his vineyard to other vine dressers who will render him the fruits in their seasons.

  • Acts 21:36
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    36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.

  • Matt 21:43
    65%

    43 Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation producing its fruits.

  • Ps 55:15
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    15 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down alive into hell, for wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.

  • Isa 22:19
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    19 And I will drive you from your station, and from your position shall he pull you down.

  • Mark 15:20
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    20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.

  • Acts 15:15
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    15 And this agrees with the words of the prophets, as it is written,

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