Book of Common Prayer

Peter Suggests That According To Scripture, Judas Should Be Replaced

¹⁵ And during these days, Peter, having stood up in the midst of the brothers (and the crowd of names at the same place was about one-hundred twenty), said, ¹⁶ “Men, brothers, the Scripture had-to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke-beforehand through the mouth of David concerning Judas, the one having become a guide for the ones having arrested Jesus, ¹⁷ because^[a] he was numbered among us, and received his share of this ministry”. (¹⁸ Now indeed this one acquired a field with the wages of unrighteousness^[b]. And having become prostrate^[c], he burst-open in the middle and all his inward-parts spilled-out. ¹⁹ And it became known to all the ones dwelling-in Jerusalem, so that that field was called ‘Hakeldama’ in their own language, that is, ‘Field of Blood’). ²⁰ “For it has been written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his residence become desolate^[d], and let there not be the one dwelling in it’ [Ps 69:25], and ‘let another take his office’ [Ps 109:8]. ²¹ Therefore, from the men having accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, ²² beginning from the baptism of John until the day that He was taken-up from us— one of these must become a witness of His resurrection with us”.

Matthias Is Chosen

²³ And they put-forward two: Joseph (the one being called Barsabbas, who was called Justus), and Matthias. ²⁴ And having prayed, they said, “You, Lord, heart-knower of all— appoint^[e] the one whom You chose from these two ²⁵ to take the place of this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned-aside to go to his own place”. ²⁶ And they gave lots for them. And the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was added with the eleven apostles.

Many Women Followers of Jesus Watch At a Distance

⁵⁵ And many women were there watching at a distance, who followed Jesus from Galilee while serving Him, ⁵⁶ among whom was Mary the Magdalene^[a], and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother^[b] of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Laid In a Rich Man’s Tomb

⁵⁷ Now having become evening^[c], a rich man from Arimathea came, Joseph as to the-name, who also himself became-a-disciple to Jesus. ⁵⁸ This one, having gone to Pilate, asked-for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given-back. ⁵⁹ And having taken the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen-cloth ⁶⁰ and laid it in his new tomb which he hewed in the rock. And having rolled a large stone to the door of the tomb, he departed. ⁶¹ And Mary the Magdalene was there, and the other^[d] Mary, sitting in front of the burial-place.

The Tomb Is Secured And Roman Guards Posted

⁶² Now on the next-day^[e] which is after the Preparation^[f] day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together with Pilate, ⁶³ saying, “Sir, we remembered that that deceiver said while still alive, ‘I am arising after three days’. ⁶⁴ Therefore, give-orders that the burial-place be made-secure until the third day, so that His disciples, having come, might not at any time steal Him and say to the people, ‘He arose from the dead’, and the last deception will be worse than the first”. ⁶⁵ Pilate said to them, “Have^[g] a guard^[h]. Go, make it secure as you know-how”. ⁶⁶ And the ones, having gone, made the burial-place secure, having sealed the stone along-with^[i] the guard.