Acts 1:21 (ASV)

Passage

Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

Nearby Context

Acts 1:19 And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.)

Acts 1:20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate, And let no man dwell therein: and, His office let another take.

Acts 1:21 Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

Acts 1:22 beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.

Acts 1:23 And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "companied", "time", "lord", "jesus", and "went". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "companied", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "For it is written in the book..." into verse 22's "beginning from the baptism of John unto...", so "therefore" and "companied" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "companied" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.