Acts 1:18 (LSB)

Passage

(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.

Nearby Context

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.

Acts 1:19 And it became known to all who were living in Jerusalem; so that in their own language that field was called Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

Acts 1:20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his residence be made desolate, And let no one dwell in it’; and, ‘Let another man take his office.’

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "acquired", "field", "price", "unrighteousness", "falling", "headlong", "burst", and "open". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "acquired" 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 counted among us and..." into verse 19's "And it became known to all who...", so "acquired" 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 "acquired" and "field" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.