Bible Verses About Matthias

During this period, when the group of believers numbered about 120, Kefa stood up and addressed his fellow-believers:

“Brothers, the Ruach HaKodesh spoke in advance through David about Y’hudah, and these words of the Tanakh had to be fulfilled. He was guide for those who arrested Yeshua —

he was one of us and had been assigned a part in our work.”

(With the money Y’hudah received for his evil deed, he bought a field; and there he fell to his death. His body swelled up and burst open, and all his insides spilled out.

This became known to everyone in Yerushalayim, so they called that field Hakal-D’ma — which in their language means “Field of Blood”).

“Now,” said Kefa, “it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his estate become desolate, let there be no one to live in it’; and ‘Let someone else take his place as a supervisor.’

Therefore, one of the men who have been with us continuously throughout the time the Lord Yeshua traveled around among us,

from the time Yochanan was immersing people until the day Yeshua was taken up from us — one of these must become a witness with us to his resurrection.”

They nominated two men — Yosef Bar-Sabba, surnamed Justus, and Mattityahu.

Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen

to take over the work and the office of emissary that Y’hudah abandoned to go where he belongs.”

Then they drew lots to decide between the two, and the lot fell to Mattityahu. So he was added to the eleven emissaries.