Acts 1:26 - Easy To Read Version26 Then the apostles used lots {\cf2\super [16]} to choose one of the two men. The lots showed that Matthias was the one that the Lord wanted. So he became an apostle with the other eleven. Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 176926 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition26 And they drew lots [between the two], and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to and counted with the eleven apostles (special messengers). Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)26 And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible26 When they cast lots, the lot fell on Matthias. He was added to the eleven apostles. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version26 And they cast lots concerning them, and the lot fell upon Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven Apostles. Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version26 And they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. Féach an chaibidil |
“We—the priests, the Levites, and the people—have thrown lots. {\cf2\super [65]} Why? To decide when each of our families is to bring a gift of wood to the temple of our God at certain times each year. The wood is to burn on the altar of the Lord our God. We must do that just as it is written in the Law.\par
Now the leaders of the people of Israel moved into the city of Jerusalem. The other people of Israel had to decide who else would move into the city. So they threw lots, {\cf2\super [68]} and one out of every ten people had to live in Jerusalem, the holy city. The other nine people could live in their own home towns.