Acts 1:9-26 ▼

9 And having said these things, in their looking on, He was lifted up, and a cloud took Him from their eyes.

10 And as they were looking intently into heaven in His going, then behold, two men in white apparel stood by them,

11 who also said, “Men, Galileans, why do you? stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, having been taken up from you? into heaven, will thus come in that manner you? saw Him going into heaven.”

12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, holding a Sabbath’s journey.

13 And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying, both Peter and John, and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.

14 All these were steadfastly continuing with one accord in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

15 And in these days, Peter, having risen up in the midst of the brothers, said (and the multitude of names at the same place was about a hundred twenty),

16 “Men, brothers, it was necessary for the Scripture to have been fulfilled that the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, the one having become guide to those having arrested Jesus.

17 For he was numbered among us and was allotted the share of this ministry.”

18 (Then indeed this man acquired a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and having fallen headlong, he burst open in the middle, and all his intestines poured out.

19 And it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

20 “For it has been written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his homestead become desolate, and let there be no one dwelling in it,’ and, ‘May another take his oversight.’

21 Therefore it is necessary for the men having accompanied us in all the time that the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,

22 having begun from the baptism of John until the day in which He was taken up from us, one of these, to become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

23 And they set two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was called upon as Justus, and Matthias.

24 And having prayed, they said, “You, Lord, knower of the heart of all, show which one of these two You chose

25 to take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

26 And they gave lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.