Acts 1:12-26.
Acts 1:12-26
Someone To Take the Place of Judas
The Mount of Olives was about half a mile from Jerusalem. The apostles
who had gone there were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas,
Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon, known as the
Eager One, and Judas the son of James. After the apostles returned to
the city, they went upstairs to the room where they had been staying.
The 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. One day there were about one hundred twenty of
the Lord's followers meeting together, and Peter stood up to speak to
them. - He 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. 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. When the people of
Jerusalem found out about this, they called the place Akeldama, which
in the local language means "Field of Blood." 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." 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. Two men were suggested: One
of them was Joseph Barsabbas, known as Justus, and the other was
Matthias. Then they all prayed, "Lord, you know what everyone is
like! Show us the one you have chosen to be an apostle and to serve
in place of Judas, who got what he deserved." They drew names, and
Matthias was chosen to join the group of the eleven apostles."
Jesus is the way. Invite Him into your heart.
Someone To Take the Place of Judas
The Mount of Olives was about half a mile from Jerusalem. The apostles
who had gone there were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas,
Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon, known as the
Eager One, and Judas the son of James. After the apostles returned to
the city, they went upstairs to the room where they had been staying.
The 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. One day there were about one hundred twenty of
the Lord's followers meeting together, and Peter stood up to speak to
them. - He 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. 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. When the people of
Jerusalem found out about this, they called the place Akeldama, which
in the local language means "Field of Blood." 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." 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. Two men were suggested: One
of them was Joseph Barsabbas, known as Justus, and the other was
Matthias. Then they all prayed, "Lord, you know what everyone is
like! Show us the one you have chosen to be an apostle and to serve
in place of Judas, who got what he deserved." They drew names, and
Matthias was chosen to join the group of the eleven apostles."
Jesus is the way. Invite Him into your heart.
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