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Prayer in the Upper Room and the Choosing of Matthias

Acts 1:12-26

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12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. 13 And when they entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Jude of James. 14 They all were devoting themselves unanimously to the prayer with women and Mary the mother of Jesus and with his brothers. 15 And in those days, Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers and said, 16 Men, brothers, it was necessary for the Scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. 17 because he was numbered among us and received his share in this ministry— 18 He indeed acquired a field with the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong he burst open in the middle, and all his entrails poured out. 19 And it became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood. 20 For it is written in the Book of Psalms, "Let his dwelling place become desolate, and let there be no one living in it," and "Let another take his oversight." 21 Therefore, of the men who have been with us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness of his resurrection with us." 23 And they put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was called Justus, and Matthias. 24 After praying, they said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show whom you have chosen—one from these two." 25 to take the place of this service and apostleship from which Judas transgressed to go to his own place. 26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.