Acts 1:20 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

²⁰ And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ For in the book of Psalms it is written, Let his place of residence become deserted and gloomy, and let there be no one to live in it; and [again], Let another take his position or overseership. [Ps. 69:25; 109:8.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate, And let no man dwell therein: and, His office let another take.

Common English Bible

²⁰ “It is written in the Psalms scroll, “Let his home become deserted and let there be no one living in it;” and “Give his position of leadership to another.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ For it has been written in the book of Psalms: 'Let their dwelling place be desolate and may there be no one who dwells within it,' and 'Let another take his episcopate.'

Acts 1:20 Cross References

Psalm 69:25

2 Let the poor see and rejoice: seek ye God, and your soul shall live.

Leviticus 14:42

7 And he that sleepeth in it, and eateth any thing, shall wash his clothes.

Luke 20:42

And he said: Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:

Luke 24:44

2 And they adoring went back into Jerusalem with great joy.

Acts 1:16

4 And praying, they said: Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

Acts 1:25

And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying: Behold, are not all these, that speak, Galileans?

Acts 13:33

1 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which you will not believe, if any man shall tell it you.