Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

¹⁵ In those days Peter stood up among ^(A)the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120) and said, ¹⁶ “Brothers, ^(B)the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, ^(C)who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. ¹⁷ For ^(D)he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in ^(E)this ministry.” ¹⁸ (Now this man ^(F)acquired a field with ^(G)the reward of his wickedness, and falling headlong^[a] 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 ^(H)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 ^(K)all the time that the Lord Jesus ^(L)went in and out among us, ^22 (M)beginning from the baptism of John until the day when ^(N)he was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us ^(O)a witness to his resurrection.” ²³ And they put forward two, Joseph called ^(P)Barsabbas, who was also called ^(Q)Justus, and ^(R)Matthias. ²⁴ And ^(S)they prayed and said, “You, Lord, ^(T)who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen ²⁵ to take the place in ^(U)this ministry and ^(V)apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

¹¹ And I am no longer in the world, but ^(A)they are in the world, and ^(B)I am coming to you. ^(C)Holy Father, ^(D)keep them in your name, ^(E)which you have given me, ^(F)that they may be one, ^(G)even as we are one. ^12 (H)While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have ^(I)guarded them, and ^(J)not one of them has been lost except ^(K)the son of destruction, ^(L)that the Scripture might be fulfilled. ¹³ But now ^(M)I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have ^(N)my joy fulfilled in themselves. ^14 (O)I have given them your word, and ^(P)the world has hated them ^(Q)because they are not of the world, ^(R)just as I am not of the world. ¹⁵ I ^(S)do not ask that you ^(T)take them out of the world, but that you ^(U)keep them from ^(V)the evil one.^{[a] 16 (W)}They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. ^17 (X)Sanctify them^[b] in the truth; ^(Y)your word is truth. ^18 (Z)As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. ¹⁹ And ^(AA)for their sake ^(AB)I consecrate myself,^[c] that they also ^(AC)may be sanctified^[d] in truth.