¹⁵In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) ¹⁶and said, “Brothers and sisters,^d^d the Scripture had to be fulfilled^e in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through David concerning Judas,^f who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus. ¹⁷He was one of our number^g and shared in our ministry.”^h

¹⁸(With the paymentⁱ he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field;^j there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. ¹⁹Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language^k Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

²⁰“For,” said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms:

“ ‘May his place be deserted;

let there be no one to dwell in it,’^e^l

and,

“ ‘May another take his place of leadership.’^f^m

²¹Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us, ²²beginning from John’s baptismⁿ to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness^o with us of his resurrection.”

²³So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. ²⁴Then they prayed,^p “Lord, you know everyone’s heart.^q Show us^r which of these two you have chosen ²⁵to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” ²⁶Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.^s

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Acts 1:24: And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen …”

Footnotes

dThe Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 6:3; 11:29; 12:17; 16:40; 18:18, 27; 21:7, 17; 28:14, 15.
e Psalm 69:25
f Psalm 109:8

Cross references

d Ac 6:3; 11:1, 12, 29; 14:2; 18:18, 27; 21:7; See 22:5; See Ro 7:1
ever 20; See Mt 1:22
fSee Mt 10:4
g Jn 6:70, 71
hver 25
i Mt 26:14, 15
j Mt 27:3–10
kSee Jn 5:2
l Ps 69:25
m Ps 109:8
nSee Mk 1:4
over 8; See Lk 24:48
p Ac 6:6; 13:3; 14:23
q Ac 15:8; See Rev 2:23
r 1 Sa 14:41
s Ac 2:14