Deeds (Act) of Apostles 1:12-24

¹²Then they turned again to Jerusalem, from the hill that is called of Olivet, which is beside Jerusalem, an holiday’s journey or having the journey of a sabbath.

¹³And when they were entered into the house, where they dwelled, they went up into the solar, or into the higher things, Peter and John, and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas of James.

¹⁴All these were lastingly continuing or dwelling together with one will, in prayer, with women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

¹⁵In those days Peter rose up in the middle of the brethren, and said; and there was a company of men together, almost an hundred and twenty;

¹⁶Brethren, it behooveth that the scripture be ful filled, which the Holy Ghost before-said by the mouth of David, of Judas that was leader of them that took Jesus;

¹⁷and was numbered among us, and got a part of this service or this ministry.

¹⁸And this Judas had a field of the hire of wickedness, and he was hanged, and burst apart the middle, and all his entrails were shed abroad.

¹⁹And it was made known to all men that dwelt in Jerusalem, so that that field was called Aceldama in the language of them, that is, the field of blood.

²⁰And it is written in the book of Psalms, The habitation of them or of him be made desert, and be there none that dwell in it, and another take his bishopric.

²¹Therefore it behooveth of these men, that be gathered together with us in all the time, in which the Lord Jesus entered, and went out among us,

²²and began from the baptism of John till into the day in which he was taken up from us, that one of these be made a witness of his resurrection with us.

²³And they ordained twain, Joseph, that was called Barsabbas, that was named Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, that knowest the hearts of all men, show whom thou hast chosen of these twain,