Acts 1:14–26

¹⁴All these were busily engaged with one mind in prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus and with^h his brothers.

¹⁵And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (and it was a crowd of persons of about one hundred twenty at the same place) and^* said, ¹⁶“Men and brothers, it was necessary that the scripture be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit proclaimed beforehand through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus, ¹⁷because he was counted among us and received a share in this ministry.” ¹⁸(Now this man acquired a field for the wages of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines spilled out. ¹⁹And it became known to all who live in Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own languageⁱ “Akeldama,” that is, “Field of Blood.”) ²⁰“For it is written in the book of Psalms,

‘Let his residence become deserted,

and let there be no one to live in it,’^j

and,

‘Let another person take his position.’^k

²¹Therefore it is necessary for one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, ²²beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which he was taken up from us—one of these men must become a witness of his resurrection together with us.” ²³And they proposed two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was called Justus) and Matthias. ²⁴And they prayed and^* said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show clearly which one of these two you have chosen ²⁵to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to depart to his own place.” ²⁶And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was added to serve^* with the eleven apostles.