Acts 1:21 (DRB)

Passage

Wherefore of these men who have companied with us, all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,

Nearby Context

Acts 1:19 And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: so that the same field was called in their tongue, Haceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.

Acts 1:20 For it is written in the book of Psalms: Let their habitation become desolate, and let there be none to dwell therein. And his bishopric let another take.

Acts 1:21 Wherefore of these men who have companied with us, all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,

Acts 1:22 Beginning from the baptism of John, until the day wherein he was taken up from us, one of these must be made a witness with us of his resurrection.

Acts 1:23 And they appointed two, Joseph, called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "companied", "time", "lord", "jesus", "came", and "went". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" 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 until...", so "wherefore" 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 "wherefore" and "companied" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.