Acts 1:12-24

¹²They then returned to Jerusalem from the mount called ‘of Olives’, which is near Jerusalem (a Sabbath day's journey).

¹³When they had entered the city they went up into the upper room where they were staying: namely Peter and James, John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas of James.

¹⁴All these were continuing with one purpose in prayer and petition, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

¹⁵Well in those days Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (the number of people assembled there was about 120) and said:

¹⁶“Men, brothers: It was necessary that this Scripture be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by David's mouth concerning Judas, who was guide to those who arrested Jesus;

¹⁷in that he was numbered with us and obtained his share in this ministry.”

¹⁸(In fact this man acquired a field with the wages of his wickedness, and falling headlong he burst open in the middle, and all his innards were spilled out.

¹⁹And it became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so that in their own language that field came to be called ‘Akeldama’, that is, ‘Field of Blood’.)

²⁰“Because it stands written in Book of Psalms: ‘Let his residence become desolate, and may no one live in it’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’

²¹So then, of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²²beginning from the baptism of John until the day when He was taken up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

²³So they nominated two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴And praying they said: “You, Lord, Knower of all hearts, show which one of these two You have chosen