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Acts 1:20

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

It's written in Psalms: 'Let his place become empty and abandoned, with no one living there. And let someone else take over his position of leadership.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When someone abandons their calling, God makes sure the work still gets done through someone else.

📜 Historical ContextWhy was this verse written?

The book of Acts was written by Luke, a companion of Paul, to an individual named Theophilus and a wider Christian audience, likely in the mid-to

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