¹⁵ At that time,^[a] Peter got up among the brothers (there were about 120 people present) and said, ¹⁶ “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through the voice of David about Judas, who was the guide for those who arrested Jesus, ¹⁷ because he was one of our number and was appointed^[b] to share in this ministry.” ¹⁸ (Now this man bought a field with the money he got for his crime. Falling on his face, he burst open in the middle, and all his intestines gushed out. ¹⁹ This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that this field is called in their language Hakeldama, that is, “The Field of Blood”.) ²⁰ “For in the Book of Psalms it is written, ‘Let his estate be desolate, and let no one live on it,’^[c] and, ‘Let someone else take over his office,’^{[d] 21} who was one of the men associated with us all the time the Lord Jesus came and went among us, ²² beginning when he was baptized by John until the day he was taken up from us. Therefore, someone like this^[e] must become a witness with us to his resurrection.”

²³ So they nominated two men—Joseph called Barsabbas, who also was called Justus, and Matthias. ²⁴ Then they prayed, “Lord, you know the hearts of all people. Show us which one of these two men you have chosen ²⁵ to serve in this office of apostle,^[f] from which Judas left to go to his own place.”

²⁶ So they drew lots for them, and when the lot fell on Matthias, he was enrolled with the eleven apostles.