Acts 1:24

prayed. Greek. proseuchomai. App-134.

Which knowest, &c. Literally heart-knowing. Greek. kardiognostes. Only here and Acts 15:8. Compare Jeremiah 17:10.

shew. shew plainly. Greek. anadeiknumi. Only here and Luke 10:1.

whether of these two. Literally of these two, the one.

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²⁴ And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

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Acts 1:24