Acts 1:25

"to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”"

Key Reflection

This verse signifies that the vacancy left by Judas, who betrayed Jesus and subsequently fell from the fellowship of the apostles, was filled through a divine process involving prayer and casting lots. This event underscored the importance of the apostolic ministry being preserved for those faithful to Christ’s mission, highlighting the necessity of maintaining apostolic continuity even in the face of betrayal.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 25. That he may take part of this ministry. The word rendered --klhron--is the same which in the next verse is rendered lots. It properly means a lot, or portion; the portion divided to a man, or assigned to him by casting lots; and also the instrument or means by which the lot is made. The former is its meaning here; the office, or portion of apostolic work which would fall to him by taking the place of Judas. Ministry and apostleship. This is an instance of the figure of speech hendiadys, when two words are used to express one thing. It means the apostolic ministry. See instances in Ga 1:14, "Let them be for signs, and for seasons," i.e., signs of seasons.

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