King James Version (KJV)
Acts 1:23
“And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.”
Verse in context — Acts 1
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Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
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Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
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And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
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And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all [men], shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
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That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
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