Acts 1:17 (YLT)

Passage

because he was numbered among us, and did receive the share in this ministration,

Nearby Context

Acts 1:15 And in these days, Peter having risen up in the midst of the disciples, said, (the multitude also of the names at the same place was, as it were, an hundred and twenty,)

Acts 1:16 `Men, brethren, it behoved this Writing that it be fulfilled that beforehand the Holy Spirit spake through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus,

Acts 1:17 because he was numbered among us, and did receive the share in this ministration,

Acts 1:18 this one, indeed, then, purchased a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed forth,

Acts 1:19 and it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, insomuch that that place is called, in their proper dialect, Aceldama, that is, field of blood,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "numbered", "receive", "share", and "ministration". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "numbered" and "receive", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Men brethren it behoved this Writing that..." into verse 18's "this one indeed then purchased a field...", so "numbered" and "receive" 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 "numbered" and "receive" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.