Acts:1:12-26

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* Then they returned into Jerusalem from a mountain that being called of olive –trees , which is near Jerusalem , a sabbath being distant journey . * And when they came into , they went up into the upper room , where were remaining , the , both Peter and James , and John and Andrew , Philip and Thomas , Bartholomew and Matthew , James of Alpheus also Simon the zealot and Judas of James . * These all were being constantly engaged with one mind in the prayer , with women , and Mary the mother of the Jesus , and with the brothers of him . * And in the days these having stood up Peter in middle of the disciples , he said : (was and a crowd of names , in the same about a hundred twenty ;) * Men brethren , it was necessary to be fulfilled the writing this , which spoke before the spirit the holy through mouth of David , about Judas that having become a guide to those having seized the Jesus ; * because having been numbered he was among us , and obtained the lot of the service this . * This indeed therefore bought a field out of a reward of the wickedness ; and head –foremost having fallen , he burst in middle , and were poured out all the bowels of him ; * and known became to all those dwelling in Jerusalem , so as to be called the field that in the own language of them , Aceldama , this is , a field of blood . * It is written for in book of psalms : Let be the dwelling of him desolate , and not let be the dwelling in her ; and , The charge of him let take another . * It is necessary therefore of those having associated with us men in all time , in which went in and went out among us the Lord Jesus , * beginning from the dipping of John to the day which he was taken up from us , a witness of the resurrection of him to become with us one of these . * And they set forth two , Joseph that being call Barsabas , who was surnamed Justus , and Matthias . * And praying they said : Thou , O Lord , heart –knower of all , show which thou didst select out of these the two one , * to take the lot of the service this and apostleship , from which stepped aside Judas , to go into the place the own . * And they gave lots of them ; and fell the lot on Matthias , and he was counted with the eleven apostles .

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