The Bible in Basic English BBE
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20 For in the book of Psalms it says, Let his house be waste, and let no man be living in it: and, Let his position be taken by another.
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“For,” said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms: “ ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’and, “ ‘May another take his place of leadership.’
21 For this reason, of the men who have been with us all the time, while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
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Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us,
22 Starting from the baptism of John till he went up from us, one will have to be a witness with us of his coming back from death.
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beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
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