Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

¹² Then ^(A)they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. ¹³ And when they had entered, they went up to ^(B)the upper room, where they were staying, ^(C)Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon ^(D)the Zealot and Judas the son of James. ¹⁴ All these ^(E)with one accord ^(F)were devoting themselves to prayer, together with ^(G)the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and ^(H)his brothers.^[a]

¹⁵ In those days Peter stood up among ^(I)the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120) and said, ¹⁶ “Brothers, ^(J)the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, ^(K)who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. ¹⁷ For ^(L)he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in ^(M)this ministry.” ¹⁸ (Now this man ^(N)acquired a field with ^(O)the reward of his wickedness, and falling headlong^[b] he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. ¹⁹ And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called ^(P)in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) ²⁰ “For it is written in the Book of Psalms,

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²¹ So one of the men who have accompanied us during ^(S)all the time that the Lord Jesus ^(T)went in and out among us, ^22 (U)beginning from the baptism of John until the day when ^(V)he was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us ^(W)a witness to his resurrection.” ²³ And they put forward two, Joseph called ^(X)Barsabbas, who was also called ^(Y)Justus, and ^(Z)Matthias. ²⁴ And ^(AA)they prayed and said, “You, Lord, ^(AB)who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen ²⁵ to take the place in ^(AC)this ministry and ^(AD)apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” ²⁶ And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.