# Acts 1:16

> “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.

— Acts 1:16, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. AD 30 (counted from the text)
- Date source: The Ascension and Pentecost fall in the year of the crucifixion. Paul's chronology, anchored in Gallio's term (AD 51-52 by the Delphi inscription), puts the crucifixion in AD 30 or 33.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Psalms 41:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/41/9
- John 13:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/13/18
- Psalms 55:12-15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/12
- Acts 1:20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/1/20
- Matthew 26:56 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/26/56
- John 12:38-40 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/12/38
- Matthew 26:54 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/26/54
- Matthew 26:47 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/26/47

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/1/16
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