Acts 1:17 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁷ For he was one of our number and shared with us [in the responsibility of] this ministry.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ For he was counted among us and received [by divine allotment] his portion in this ministry.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ For he was numbered among us, and received his portion in this ministry.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ This happened even though he was one of us and received a share of this ministry.” (

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ He had been numbered among us, and he was chosen by lot for this ministry.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ Who was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

Acts 1:17 Cross References

Matthew 10:4

Simon, the Cananaean [i.e., the same as the Zealot. See Luke 6:15], and Judas Iscariot, who also [besides being an apostle] was His betrayer.

Mark 3:19

and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. Then Jesus went into a house.

Luke 22:47

While He was still speaking suddenly one of the twelve apostles, named Judas, [who was] leading a crowd, came near Jesus to kiss Him.

Luke 6:16

Judas, the son of James [i.e., the same person as Thaddaeus. See Matt. 10:3] and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor [to Jesus].

John 17:12

I protected them while I was with them by [the power of] your name which you gave me. [See verse 11]. I guarded them so that not one of them was lost except the “son of destruction” [i.e., Judas]. [This was] so that the Scripture would be fulfilled [Psa. 41:9 (?)].

Acts 1:25

to replace Judas in this ministry and this group of apostles, from which he fell away to go to where he belonged” [i.e., to the place of punishment for unrepentant sinners].

Acts 12:25

Barnabas and Saul returned [to Antioch] from Jerusalem after they had fulfilled their mission [i.e., of taking the contribution for the famine-stricken people of Judea. See 11:27-30]. They took John Mark [back to Antioch with them].

Acts 20:24

But I do not consider my life to be of value, as precious to me, [when compared to the importance of] accomplishing my task and the mission I received from the Lord Jesus to declare the good news of God’s unearned favor [through Christ].

Acts 21:19

And after greeting them Paul reported one by one the things that God had brought about among the Gentiles through his ministry.

2 Corinthians 4:1

So, having obtained this ministry through [God’s] mercy, we do not become discouraged.

2 Corinthians 5:18

All [these] things are from God, who restored us to fellowship with Himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of restoring [other] people to [such] fellowship.