Acts 1:13-26
13They went to the upper room they had been using as a meeting place: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James, son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, Judas, son of James.
14They agreed they were in this for good, completely together in prayer, the women included. Also Jesus'' mother, Mary, and his brothers.k
15During this time, Peter stood up in the company--there were about one hundred twenty of them in the room at the time--
16and said, "Friends, long ago the Holy Spirit spoke through David regarding Judas, who became the guide to those who arrested Jesus. That Scripture had to be fulfilled, and now has been.l
17Judas was one of us and had his assigned place in this ministry.
18"As you know, he took the evil bribe money and bought a small farm. There he came to a bad end, rupturing his belly and spilling his guts.m
19Everybody in Jerusalem knows this by now; they call the place Murder Meadow.
20It''s exactly what we find written in the Psalms: Let his farm become haunted So no one can ever live there. "And also what was written later: Let someone else take over his post.n
21"Judas must now be replaced. The replacement must come from the company of men who stayed together with us
22from the time Jesus was baptized by John up to the day of his ascension, designated along with us as a witness to his resurrection."
23They nominated two: Joseph Barsabbas, nicknamed Justus, and Matthias.
24Then they prayed, "You, O God, know every one of us inside and out. Make plain which of these two men you choose
25to take the place in this ministry and leadership that Judas threw away in order to go his own way."
26They then drew straws. Matthias won and was counted in with the eleven apostles.