Acts 1:12-26

¹² Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

¹³ When they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying; that is, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

¹⁴ These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with thewomen, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

¹⁵ At this time Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty persons was there together), and said,

¹⁶ “Brethren, 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.

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

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

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.)

²⁰ “For it is written in the book of Psalms,

‘Let his homestead be made desolate,
And let no one dwell in it’;

and,

²¹ Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us—

²² beginning with the baptism of John until the day that He was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

²³ So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and Matthias.

²⁴ And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen

²⁵ to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

²⁶ And they drew lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.