₁₅A few days later there was a meeting of the believers, about 120 in all, and Peter stood up to speak. ₁₆“My fellow-believers,” he said, “the scripture had to come true in which the Holy Spirit, speaking through David, made a prediction about Judas, who was the guide for those who arrested Jesus. ₁₇Judas was a member of our group, for he had been chosen to have a part in our work.”

_21-22“So then, someone must join us as a witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. He must be one of the men who were in our group during the whole time that the Lord Jesus travelled about with us, beginning from the time John preached his message of baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us to heaven.”

₂₃So they proposed two men: Joseph, who was called Barsabbas (also known as Justus), and Matthias. ₂₄Then they prayed, “Lord, you know the thoughts of everyone, so show us which of these two you have chosen ₂₅to serve as an apostle in the place of Judas, who left to go to the place where he belongs.” ₂₆Then they drew lots to choose between the two men, and the one chosen was Matthias, who was added to the group of eleven apostles.