Acts 1:17

1:17 for he was counted as one of us and received a share in this ministry.” ¹ 

Acts 1:20

1:20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his house become deserted, ²  and let there be no one to live in it,’ ³  and ‘Let another take his position of responsibility.’ ⁴ 

[1:17]  ¹ tn Or “and was chosen to have a share in this ministry.” The term λαγχάνω (lancanw) here and in 2 Pet 1:1 can be understood as referring to the process of divine choice and thus be translated, “was chosen to have.”

[1:20]  ² tn Or “uninhabited” or “empty.”

[1:20]  ³ sn A quotation from Ps 69:25.

[1:20]  ⁴ tn Or “Let another take his office.”