Acts 1:16 (LSB)

Passage

“Men, brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

Nearby Context

Acts 1:14 These all with one accord were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.

Acts 1:15 And in those days, Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (a crowd of about 120 persons was there together), and said,

Acts 1:16 “Men, brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

Acts 1:17 For he was counted among us and received his share in this ministry.”

Acts 1:18 (Now this man acquired a field with the price of his unrighteousness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "brothers", "scripture", "fulfilled", "holy", "foretold", "mouth", and "david". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "brothers", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And in those days Peter stood up..." into verse 17's "For he was counted among us and...", so "Spirit" and "brothers" 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 "Spirit" and "brothers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.