Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Matthias Chosen^(A)

¹⁵ And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the ^[a]disciples (altogether the number ^(B)of names was about a hundred and twenty), and said, ¹⁶ “Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, ^(C)which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, ^(D)who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus; ¹⁷ for ^(E)he was numbered with us and obtained a part in ^(F)this ministry.”

²¹ “Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, ²² beginning from the baptism of John to that day when ^(A)He was taken up from us, one of these must ^(B)become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

²³ And they proposed two: Joseph called ^(C)Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. ²⁴ And they prayed and said, “You, O Lord, ^(D)who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen ^25 (E)to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.” ²⁶ And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly

⁹ If we receive ^(A)the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; ^(B)for this is the witness of ^[a]God which He has testified of His Son. ¹⁰ He who believes in the Son of God ^(C)has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God ^(D)has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. ¹¹ And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. ^12 (E)He who has the Son has ^[b]life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. ¹³ These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, ^[c]and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

Jesus Prays for His Disciples

^6 (A)“I have ^[a]manifested Your name to the men ^(B)whom You have given Me out of the world. ^(C)They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. ⁷ Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. ⁸ For I have given to them the words ^(D)which You have given Me; and they have received them, ^(E)and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that ^(F)You sent Me.

⁹ “I pray for them. ^(G)I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. ¹⁰ And all Mine are Yours, and ^(H)Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. ^11 (I)Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, ^(J)keep^[b] through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one ^(K)as We are. ¹² While I was with them ^[c]in the world, ^(L)I kept them in ^[d]Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and ^(M)none of them is ^[e]lost ^(N)except the son of ^[f]perdition, ^(O)that the Scripture might be fulfilled. ¹³ But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. ¹⁴ I have given them Your word; ^(P)and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, ^(Q)just as I am not of the world. ¹⁵ I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but ^(R)that You should keep them from the evil one. ¹⁶ They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. ^17 (S)Sanctify^[g] them by Your truth. ^(T)Your word is truth. ^18 (U)As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. ¹⁹ And ^(V)for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.