Acts 1:15

And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
those	ταύταις tautais	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — dative plural feminine
days	ἡμέραις hēmerais	G2250	day · noun — dative plural feminine
Peter	Πέτρος Petros	G4074	a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
up	ἀναστὰς anastas	G450	to stand up (literal or figurative · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
midst	μέσῳ mesō	G3319	middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun) · adjective — dative singular neuter
disciples	μαθητής mathētḗs	G3101	a learner
and	τε te	G5037	both or also (properly · conjunction
said	εἶπεν· eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
number	ὄχλος ochlos	G3793	a throng (as borne along) · noun — nominative singular masculine
names	ὀνομάτων onomatōn	G3686	a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority · noun — genitive plural neuter
together	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
were	ἦν ēn	G2258	I (thou
about	ὡς hōs	G5613	which how
hundred	ἑκατὸν hekaton	G1540	a hundred · adjective — numeral, indeclinable
twenty	εἴκοσι· eikosi	G1501	a score · adjective — numeral, indeclinable

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Cross-references

1 Corinthians 15:6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen aslee…
Acts 21:20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe;…
Psalms 32:5-6 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgaves…
Revelation 3:4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
Luke 22:32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
John 21:23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I…
Revelation 11:13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand:…
Psalms 51:9-13 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 1:15–end

The sin of Judas was not only his shame and ruin, but it made a vacancy in the college of the apostles. They were ordained twelve, with an eye to the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve patriarchs; they were the twelve stars that make up the church's crown (Rev 12:1), and for them twelve thrones were designated, Mat 19:28. Now being twelve when they were learners, if they were but eleven when they were to be teachers, it would occasion every one to enquire what had become of the twelfth, and so revive the remembrance of the scandal of their society; and therefore care was taken, before the descent of the Spirit, to fill up the vacancy, of the doing of which we now have an acco…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 1:15

in those days--of expectant prayer, and probably towards the close of them, when the nature of their future work began more clearly to dawn upon them, and the Holy Ghost, already "breathed" on the Eleven (Joh 20:22), was stirring in Peter, who was to be the leading spirit of the infant community (Mat 16:19). the number . . . about an hundred and twenty--Many, therefore, of the "five hundred brethren" who saw their risen Lord "at once" (Co1 15:6), must have remained in Galilee.

Adam Clarke on Acts 1:15

In the midst of the disciples - Μαθητων; but instead of this, αδελφων, brethren, is the reading of ABC, a few others, with the Coptic, Ethiopic, Armenian, and Vulgate. This seems the best reading, because of what immediately follows; for it was not among the disciples merely that he stood, but among the whole company, which amounted to one hundred and twenty. It is remarkable that this was the number which the Jews required to form a council in any city; and it is likely that in reference to this the disciples had gathered together, with themselves, the number of one hundred and twenty, chosen out of the many who had been already converted by the ministry of our Lord, the twelve disciples, a…

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John Gill

The Church Fathers

And this is subsequently observed, according to divine instruction, in the Acts of the Apostles, when Peter speaks to the people of ordaining an apostle in the place of Judas. "Peter "it says, "stood up in the midst of the disciples, and the multitude were in one place."
— Cyprian, Epistle LXVII

There was, however, a crowd of about a hundred and twenty people together. These hundred and twenty, gradually rising from one to fifteen by increments, form the number of the fifteen steps, which mystically signifies the perfection of both laws in the Psalter, and in which the chosen vessel remains with Peter in Jerusalem. For it was necessary that the mystery, which the legislator exhibited in years, should be designated by the preachers of the new grace in their number.
— Bede, Commentary on Acts

"And in those days Peter rising up in the midst of the brethren, said, "etc. At that moment blessed Peter, quoting Psalm 108, said in the midst of the brethren, who were about a hundred and twenty in number: "Now that Judas the traitor is gone, we must think of the twelfth apostle," for the perfect number to be completed. Then, having placed Joseph and Matthias in the middle and said a prayer, they cast lots, and the election fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered as the twelfth apostle.
— Cassiodorus, Complexiones on the Acts of the Apostles

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Dictionary and topics

Matthew — Gift of God, a common Jewish name after the Exile. He was the son of Alphaeus, and was a publican or tax-gatherer at Capernaum. On one occasion Jesus, coming up from the side of the lake, passed the…
Peter — Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i.e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona (Matt. 16:17). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture. He had a younger…
Matthias · Chosen as an apostle in the place of — Chosen as an apostle in the place of

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Acts 1:15

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 1:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 1:15

Adam Clarke on Acts 1:15

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 1:15

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 1:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 1:15

Adam Clarke on Acts 1:15

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 1:15-22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 1:14