1The former account I made, O Theophilus, of everything that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, 3to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God. 4And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, which, He said, you have heard from Me; 5for John truly immersed in water, but you shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit not many days from now. 6Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? 7And He said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit is come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. 9Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, 11who also said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into Heaven, will so come in like manner as you have seen Him go into Heaven. 12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey. 13And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying: Peter, Jacob, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; Jacob of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot; and Judas of Jacob. 14These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. 15And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (altogether the number of names was about a hundred and twenty), and said, 16Men and brethren, this Scripture needed to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who took Jesus; 17for he was numbered with us and obtained a part in this ministry. 18(Now this man procured a field out of the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails poured out. 19And it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem; so that field is called in their own language, Akeldama; that is, Field of Blood.) 20For it is written in the book of Psalms: Let his dwelling place become desolate, and let him not live in it; and, Let another take his office. 21Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22beginning from the immersion of John until the day when He was taken up from us, it is necessary for one of these to become a witness with us of His resurrection. 23And they proposed two: Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. 24And they prayed and said, You, O Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen 25to take part in this ministry and apostleship which Judas abandoned, that he might go to his own place. 26And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.