For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
Acts 1:17 stands within the record of Christ giving His commission to the disciples and promising the Holy Spirit, joined to the message spoken by the angels to the disciples as they waited. It declares that Judas had been numbered among the apostles and had obtained a part in their ministry. He afterward abandoned that office and left it empty, so that a place remained that had to be supplied. The believers met that need by praying for God to reveal His choice, and Matthias was chosen for the work. Linked with the word not to let the heart be troubled, the verse teaches the need to be trained to believe God's Word and to demonstrate faith by works, making practical godliness its lesson.
Acts 1:17 stands within the record of Christ giving His commission to the disciples and promising the Holy Spirit, joined to the message spoken by the angels to the disciples as they waited. It declares that Judas had been numbered among the apostles and had obtained a part in their ministry. He afterward abandoned that office and left it empty, so that a place remained that had to be supplied. The believers met that need by praying for God to reveal His choice, and Matthias was chosen for the work. Linked with the word not to let the heart be troubled, the verse teaches the need to be trained to believe God's Word and to demonstrate faith by works, making practical godliness its lesson.