Acts 1:18 (DBY)

Passage

(This [man] then indeed got a field with [the] reward of iniquity, and, having fallen down headlong, burst in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

Nearby Context

Acts 1:16 Brethren, it was necessary that the scripture should have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before, by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus;

Acts 1:17 for he was numbered amongst us, and had received a part in this service.

Acts 1:18 (This [man] then indeed got a field with [the] reward of iniquity, and, having fallen down headlong, burst in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

Acts 1:19 And it was known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own dialect Aceldama; that is, field of blood.)

Acts 1:20 For it is written in [the] book of Psalms, Let his homestead become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, Let another take his overseership.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "indeed", "field", "reward", "iniquity", "having", "fallen", "down", and "headlong". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "indeed" and "field", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "for he was numbered amongst us and..." into verse 19's "And it was known to all the...", so "indeed" and "field" 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 "indeed" and "field" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.