Acts 1:18

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“(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.”

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Read Acts 1:18 in the flow of Acts1 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Acts1 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“(Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“this one, indeed, then, purchased a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed forth,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 1:18 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 22:7The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.
  2. Numbers 22:17for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”
  3. Joshua 7:21When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
  4. 2 Kings 5:20Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
  5. Job 20:12Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
  6. Psalms 55:15Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.
  7. Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
  8. Matthew 25:15To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey.
  9. Matthew 26:14Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
  10. Matthew 27:3When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
  11. 2 Peter 2:15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.

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