Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

12 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem(A) from the hill called the Mount of Olives,(B) a Sabbath day’s walk[a] from the city. 13 When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room(C) where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.(D) 14 They all joined together constantly in prayer,(E) along with the women(F) and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:12 That is, about 5/8 mile or about 1 kilometer

A New Apostle Takes the Place of Judas

12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives,[a] which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.[b] 13 When they came into the city, these men[c] went to the upstairs room where they had been staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son[d] of James. 14 With one mind, all of them kept devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women (including Mary the mother of Jesus) and his brothers.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 1:12 Lit. from the mountain called Olives
  2. Acts 1:12 I.e. about a half mile away
  3. Acts 1:13 The Gk. lacks men
  4. Acts 1:13 Or brother