Acts 1:4-26

41Gathering them together, He commanded them 2not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for 34what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me; 5for 5John baptized with water, but you will be baptized 6with the Holy Spirit 78not many days from now.”

6So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, “Lord, 9is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?” 7He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which 10the Father has fixed by His own authority; 8but you will receive power 11when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be 12My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and 13Samaria, and even to 14the remotest part of the earth.” 9And after He had said these things, 15He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10And as they were gazing intently into 16the sky while He was going, behold, 17two men in white clothing stood beside them. 11They also said, “18Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into 19the sky? This Jesus, who 20has been taken up from you into heaven, will 21come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”

12Then they 22returned to Jerusalem from the 2324mount called 25Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a 26Sabbath day’s journey away. 13When they had entered the city, they went up to 27the upper room where they were staying; 28that is, Peter and John and 29James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, 30James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and 31Judas the 32son of 33James. 14These all with one mind 34were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with 35the women, and Mary the 36mother of Jesus, and with His 37brothers.

1538At this time Peter stood up in the midst of 39the brethren (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty 40persons was there together), and said, 16“Brethren, 41the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, 42who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. 17For he was 43counted among us and received his share in 44this ministry.” 18(Now this man 45acquired a field with 46the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out. 19And it became known to all who were living in Jerusalem; so that in 47their own language that field was called Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) 20“For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘48Let his homestead be made desolate, And let no one dwell in it’; and, ‘49Let another man take his 50office.’ 21Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that 51the Lord Jesus went in and out 52among us-- 2253beginning 54with the baptism of John until the day that He 55was taken up from us--one of these must become a 56witness with us of His resurrection.” 23So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and 57Matthias. 24And they 58prayed and said, “You, Lord, 59who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen 25to 60occupy 61this ministry and 62apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” 26And they 6364drew lots for them, and the lot fell 65to 66Matthias; and he was 67added to 68the eleven apostles.