1 about all that Jesus did and taught from the very first
2until he was taken up to heaven. But before he was taken up, he gave orders to the apostles he had chosen with the help of the Holy Spirit.
3For 40 days after Jesus had suffered and died, he proved in many ways that he had been raised from death. He appeared to his apostles and spoke to them about God's kingdom.
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7Jesus said to them, “You don't need to know the time of those events that only the Father controls.
8 and Judas the son of James.
After the apostles returned to the city, they went upstairs to the room where they had been staying.
14The apostles often met together and prayed with a single purpose in mind. The women and Mary the mother of Jesus would meet with them, and so would his brothers.
15One day there were about 120 of the Lord's followers meeting together, and Peter stood up to speak to them.
16-17He said:
My friends, long ago by the power of the Holy Spirit, David said something about Judas, and what he said has now happened. Judas was one of us and had worked with us, but he brought the mob to arrest Jesus.
18Mt 27.3-8. Then Judas bought some land with the money he was given for doing that evil thing. He fell headfirst into the field. His body burst open, and all his insides came out.
19When the people of Jerusalem found out about this, they called the place Akeldama, which in the local language means “Field of Blood.”
20 Ps 69.25; Ps 109.8. In the book of Psalms it says,
“Leave his house empty,
and don't let anyone
live there.”
It also says,
“Let someone else
have his job.”
21-22 Mt 3.16; Mk 1.9; Lk 3.21; Mk 16.19; Lk 24.51. So we need someone else to help us tell others that Jesus has been raised from death. He must also be one of the men who was with us from the very beginning. He must have been with us from the time the Lord Jesus was baptized by John until the day he was taken to heaven.
23Two men were suggested: One of them was Joseph Barsabbas, known as Justus, and the other was Matthias.
24Then they all prayed, “Lord, you know what everyone is like! Show us the one you have chosen
25to be an apostle and to serve in place of Judas, who got what he deserved.”
26They drew names, and Matthias was chosen to join the group of the eleven apostles.
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