Acts 1:23

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

They put two men before the group. One was Joseph Barsabbas. He was also called Justus. The other man was Matthias.

Cross References

Acts 15:22

The apostles, the elders, and the whole church wanted to send some men with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. The group decided to choose some of their own men. They chose Judas (also called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were respected by the believers.

Acts 1:26

Then they used lots to choose one of the two men. The lots showed that Matthias was the one the Lord wanted. So he became an apostle with the other eleven.

Jonah 1:7

Then the men said to each other, “We should throw lots to find out why this is happening to us.” So the men threw lots. The lots showed that the troubles came to them because of Jonah.