Acts 1:12-26 - Matthias Chosen To Replace Judas

¹² Then they returned unto Jerusalem, from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, about a sabbath-day's journey distant. ¹³ And when they had arrived, they went up to an upper room, where abode Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James son of Alpheus, and Simon the zealous, and Jude brother to James.

¹⁴ These all persevered unanimously in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

¹⁵ And in those days arose Peter in the midst of the disciples, and said, (there was a number of persons together, about an hundred and twenty,) ¹⁶ Men and brethren, it must needs be that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost delivered before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was the conductor of those who seized on Jesus. ¹⁷ For he was reckoned of our number, and had obtained an appointment to this ministry. ¹⁸ This man indeed accordingly purchased a spot of ground with the wages of iniquity; and projected forward, he burst in the midst, and all his bowels fell out. ¹⁹ And it was a fact known to all who dwelt at Jerusalem; so that this field is called in their own dialect, Aceldama, that is, The field of blood. ²⁰ For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let there be no man to dwell in it: and his office, as bishop, let another take.

²¹ Wherefore from among the men who have associated with us always during the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, ²² beginning from his baptism by John, until the day in which he was taken up from us, must there be chosen with us a witness of his resurrection, even one of these.

²³ So they appointed two persons, Joseph called Barsabas, whose sirname was Justus, and Matthias. ²⁴ And joining in prayer, they said, Do thou, O Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, point out the one of these two which thou hast chosen, ²⁵ to take a part in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, to go to his own place. ²⁶ And they drew lots for them and the lot fell to Matthias and he was by unanimous suffrage numbered with the eleven apostles.