Acts 1:20

His bishopric — That is, his apostleship. Psalms 69:25.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 13:33 ; Acts 1:25 ; Luke 20:42 ; Luke 24:44 ; Psalms 109:8 ; Psalms 109:9-15 ; Psalms 69:25 ; Zechariah 5:3 ; Zechariah 5:4

²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprickb let another take.

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Acts 1:20