23. They put the names of two men before the group. One was Joseph Barsabbas, who was also called Justus. The other was Matthias.
24-25. The apostles prayed, “Lord, you know the minds of everyone. Show us which one of these two you have chosen to do this work. Judas turned away from it and went where he belongs. Lord, show us which one should take his place as an apostle!”
26. Then they used lots to choose between them, and the lots showed that Matthias was the one. So he became an apostle with the other 11.