Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of our fathers the apostles, may their blessings be with us.
Acts 1 : 15 - 26
Chapter 1
| 15 | And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (altogether the number of names was about a hundred and twenty), and said,
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| 16 | "Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus;
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| 17 | for he was numbered with us and obtained a part in this ministry."
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| 18 | (Now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out.
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| 19 | And it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own language, Akel Dama, that is, Field of Blood.)
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| 20 | "For it is written in the Book of Psalms: "Let his dwelling place be desolate, And let no one live in it'; and, "Let another take his office.'
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| 21 | "Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
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| 22 | beginning from the baptism of John to that day when He was taken up from us, one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection."
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| 23 | And they proposed two: Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
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| 24 | And they prayed and said, "You, O Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen
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| 25 | to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place."
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| 26 | And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
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The word of the Lord shall grow, multiply, be mighty, and be confirmed, in the holy Church of God.
Amen.
