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Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet ,
which is near Jerusalem ,
a Sabbath day '
s journey away .
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And when they had entered ,
they went up to the upper room ,
where they were staying ;
Peter and John and James and Andrew ,
Philip and Thomas ,
Bartholomew and Matthew ,
James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James .
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All these with one mind devoted themselves to prayer ,
along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus ,
and with his brothers .
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In those days Peter stood up among the brethren (
the company of persons was in all about a hundred and twenty ),
and said ,
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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 .
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For he was counted among us and received his share in this ministry .«
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Now this man bought a field with the reward of his wickedness ;
and falling headlong ,
he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out .
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And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem ,
so that the field was called in their language Akeldama ,
that is ,
Field of Blood .)
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For it is written in the book of Psalms ,
and ,
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Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us ,
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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 .«
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So they put forward two men ,
Joseph called Barsabbas (
who was also called Justus ),
and Matthias .
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And they prayed and said , »
You ,
Lord ,
who know the hearts of all men ,
show which one of these two you have chosen
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to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside ,
to go to his own place .«
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And they cast lots for them ,
and the lot fell to Matthias ;
and he was added to the eleven apostles .