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Let another take his office

Two psalms of David speak of a deserted dwelling and of another taking a man's position. Peter read them as Scripture that had to be fulfilled about Judas, and the apostles chose Matthias to fill the place.

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Old TestamentPsalms 69:25Open this record
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New TestamentActs 1:20Open this record

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May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.
Psalms 69:25 New International Version (NIV)The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

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“For,” said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms: “ ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, “ ‘May another take his place of leadership.’
Acts 1:20 New International Version (NIV)The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

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Acts 1:20 quotes Psalms 69:25.

Peter cites the psalm's curse on a deserted dwelling to explain the vacancy left by Judas; Acts applies the plural of the psalm to one man.

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