Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. 13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, ^wPeter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. 14 All these with one accord were ^xdevoting themselves to prayer, together with the ^ywomen and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.¹

15 In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120) and said, 16 “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning ^zJudas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. 17 For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.” 18 ^a(Now this man acquired a field with ^bthe reward of his wickedness, and falling headlong² he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. 19 And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) 20 “For it is written in the Book of Psalms,

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21 So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from ^ethe baptism of John until the day when he was ^ftaken up from us—one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection.” 23 And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias. 24 And they ^gprayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” 26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

When Brothers Dwell in Unity

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

The River of Life

1 Then the angel¹ showed me the ^briver of the ^cwater of life, bright as ^dcrystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the ^eLamb 2 through the middle of ^fthe street of the city; also, ^gon either side of the river, the ^htree of life² with its twelve kinds of fruit, ⁱyielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 ^jNo longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. 4 They will ^ksee his face, and ^lhis name will be on their foreheads. 5 And ^mnight will be no more. ⁿThey will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will ^oreign forever and ever.

Jesus Is Coming

6 And he said to me, ^p“These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of ^qthe spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants ^rwhat must soon take place.”

7 “And behold, ^sI am coming soon. ^tBlessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, ^uI fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

10 And he said to me, “Do not ^vseal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for ^wthe time is near. 11 ^xLet the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, ^yand the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”

12 “Behold, I am coming soon, ^zbringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. 13 ^aI am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”

14 Blessed are those who ^bwash their robes,^{1 c}so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. 15 ^dOutside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

16 “I, Jesus, have sent my ^eangel to testify to you about these things for ^fthe churches. I am the ^groot and the descendant of David, the bright ^hmorning star.”

17 The Spirit and the ⁱBride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And ^jlet the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.

18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone ^kadds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. ^lCome, Lord Jesus!

20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will ^lbelieve in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as ^myou, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one ⁿeven as we are one, 23 ^oI in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and ^ploved them even as you ^qloved me. 24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me ^rwhere I am, to see my ^sglory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, ^tI know you, and these know that you have sent me. 26 ^uI made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, ^vthat the love with which you have loved me may be ^win them, and I in them.”