Acts 1:24

They prayed, and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

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WEBBE

They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

BSB

And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen

KJV

And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

ASV

And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show of these two the one whom thou hast chosen,

BBE

And they made prayers and said, Lord, having knowledge of the hearts of all men, make clear which of these two has been marked out by you,

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καὶ kai And G2532 προσευξάμενοι proseuxamenoi having prayed G4336 εἶπαν eipan they said G2036 σὺ su You yourself G4771 κύριε kurie Lord G2962 καρδιογνῶστα kardiognōsta knower of the hearts G2589 πάντων pantōn of all G3956 ἀνάδειξον anadeixon do show G322 ὃν hon whom G3739 ἐξελέξω exelexō You have chosen G1586 ἐκ ek of G1537 τούτων toutōn these G3778 τῶν tōn (the) G3588 δύο duo two G1417 ἕνα hena one G1520

The early church

"They appointed two," it is said, "Joseph called Barsabus, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. And they prayed, and said; Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, show whether of these two thou hast chosen, that he may take part of this ministry and Apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place." They do well to mention the sin of Judas, thereby showing that it is a witness they ask to have; not increasing the number, but not suffering it to be diminished. And they all pray in common saying, "Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, show. Thou," not "We." And very seasonably they use the epithet, "heart-knowing:" for by Him Who is this must the choice be made. So confident were they, that assuredly one of them must be appointed. They said not, Choose, but, "Show the chosen one;" knowing that all things were foreordained of God; "Whom Thou didst choose: one of these two," say they, "to have his lot in this ministry and apostleship." For there was besides another ministry.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–26

The great thing the apostles were to attest to the world, was, Christ's resurrection; for that was the great proof of his being the Messiah, and the foundation of our hope in him. The apostles were ordained, not to wordly dignity and dominion, but to preach Christ, and the power of his resurrection. An appeal was made to God; "Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men," which we do not; and better than they know their own. It is fit that God should choose his own servants; and so far as he, by the disposals of his providence, or the gifts of his Spirit, shows whom he was chosen, or what he has chosen for us, we ought to fall in with his will. Let us own his hand in the determining everything which befalls us, especially in those by which any trust may be committed to us.

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Jesus, The ChristGodMinister, ChristianPrayerHeart

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