| 15 | In those days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all about a hundred and twenty), and said, |
| 16 | "Brethren, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David, concerning Judas who was guide to those who arrested Jesus. |
| 17 | For he was numbered among us, and was allotted his share in this ministry. |
| 18 | (Now this man bought a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. |
| 19 | And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their language Akel'dama, that is, Field of Blood.) |
| 20 | For it is written in the book of Psalms, `Let his habitation become desolate, and let there be no one to live in it'; and `His office let another take.' |
| 21 | So one of the men who have accompanied 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 men must become with us a witness to his resurrection." |
| 23 | And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsab'bas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthi'as. |
| 24 | And they prayed and said, "Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which one of these two thou hast chosen |
| 25 | to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside, to go to his own place." |
| 26 | And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthi'as; and he was enrolled with the eleven apostles. |