17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained fellowship in this ministration.

18 He therefore hath [a]purchased a field with the reward of iniquity: and when (A)he had [b]thrown down himself headlong, he brast asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

19 And it is known unto all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, insomuch, that that field is called in their own language, Akel Dama, that is, The field of blood.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:18 Luke considered not Judas’s purpose, but that that followed of it, and so we used to say, that a man hath procured himself harm, not that his will and purpose was so, but in respect of that which followed.
  2. Acts 1:18 The Greek words signify thus much, that Judas fell down flat and was rent in sunder in the middle, with a marvelous huge noise.

17 He was one of our number(A) and shared in our ministry.”(B)

18 (With the payment(C) he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field;(D) there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. 19 Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language(E) Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

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