Acts 1:21-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 1:15-26

The Church's first corporate action. I. A GLIMPSE INTO PRIMITIVE CHURCH LIFE , showing: 1. Its purity and simplicity. No pomp, no complicated organization, appeal to the body of the Church. 2. Its separation from the world. " The names " were recorded in some way, and numbered; probably a written record kept from this time in the upper room. They were all regarded as "brethren." 3. Its reverence for Scripture. The quotation of the Apostle Peter is not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 1:16-25

Judas, his opportunity and his treatment of it. "Concerning Judas, which was guide … might go to his own place." The treason of Judas is related by every one of the evangelists; but his subsequent history no one of them as such even alludes to, except St. Matthew. The Evangelist St. Luke, however, here gives it, in his capacity of historian of the" Acts of the Apostles. " What he reports St. Peter as saying is not in verbal harmony with what St. Matthew says. But there is not the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 1:21

Of the men therefore for wherefore of these men, A.V.; event out for out, A.V. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 1:21-26

First signs of order in the early Church. In introducing this subject, notice may be taken of the idea that the apostolic body must number twelve. It was a purely Jewish conception, based on the fact that the tribes composing the nation were twelve. But it was a notion suited to the formality of the age, which made so much of numbers, and washings, and ordinances, and ceremonies. It does not appear that our Lord made any sacredness attach to the number; nor did he, after his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 1:22

The day for that same day, A.V.; received for taken, A.V.; of these must one become for must one be ordained to be, A.V. Beginning belongs to the Lord Jesus . He began to go in and out among his apostles from the time that John baptized, and continued to do so till his ascension, the day that he was received up ("taken up" A.V.), as in verse 11. This definition of the time of our Lord's public ministry exactly agrees with Matthew 4:12-25 ; Mark 1:1-45 .; Luke 3:1-38 .,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 1:21

Wherefore of these men - Of those who had witnessed the life and works of Christ, and who were therefore qualified to discharge the duties of the office from which Judas fell. Probably Peter refers to the seventy disciples, Luke 10:1-2.Went in and out - A phrase signifying that he was their constant companion. It expresses in general all the actions of the life, Psalms 121:8; Deuteronomy 28:19; Deuteronomy 31:2. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 1:22

Beginning from the baptism of John - The words “beginning from” in the original refer to the Lord Jesus. The meaning may be thus expressed, “during all the time in which the Lord Jesus, beginning (his ministry) at the time when he was baptized by John, went in and out among us, until the time when he was taken up,” etc. From those who had during that time been the constant companions of the Lord Jesus must one be taken, who would thus be a witness of his whole ministry.Must one be ordained - It... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 1:21-23

Acts 1:21-23. Wherefore of these men which have companied with us Who have associated and conversed intimately with us, and attended all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out, &c. That is, exercised his ministry among us, and presided over us, and so can testify of all he did and said; beginning from the baptism of John When he first entered on his ministry; unto that same day that he was taken up Into heaven; must one be ordained to be a witness To make up the number... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 1:12-26

A replacement for Judas (1:12-26)After Jesus’ departure, the apostles returned to Jerusalem, where they met and prayed with various people, among them Jesus’ mother and brothers. During the time of Jesus’ ministry, his brothers had not believed in him as the Son of God, but the resurrection must have turned them to true faith (12-14; cf. John 7:5; 1 Corinthians 15:7; 1 Corinthians 15:7).Soon after, the apostles met with just over a hundred other Christians in Jerusalem to choose an apostle to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 1:21

all = in (Greek. en) all. went in and out. A Hebraism for life in general. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Species). App-6 . Compare Acts 9:28 . Deuteronomy 28:6 . John 10:9 . among = over. App-104 . read more

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