Acts 1:26
They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
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- Lev 16:8 : 8 Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats; one lot for Yahweh, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
- Josh 18:10 : 10 Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Yahweh. There Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.
- 1 Sam 14:41-42 : 41 Therefore Saul said to Yahweh, the God of Israel, "Show the right." Jonathan and Saul were chosen; but the people escaped. 42 Saul said, "Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son." Jonathan was selected.
- 1 Chr 24:5 : 5 Thus were they divided impartially by drawing lots; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
- Prov 16:22 : 22 Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.
- Jonah 1:7 : 7 They all said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know who is responsible for this evil that is on us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
- Acts 2:14 : 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, "You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
- Acts 13:19 : 19 When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred fifty years.
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20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell therein;' and, 'Let another take his office.'
21 "Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 beginning from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection."
23 They put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 They prayed, and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen
25 to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place."
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15 In these days, Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,
16 "Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.
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13 When they had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
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8 They cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
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24 Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take.
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41 Therefore Saul said to Yahweh, the God of Israel, "Show the right." Jonathan and Saul were chosen; but the people escaped.
42 Saul said, "Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son." Jonathan was selected.
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56 According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer."
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21 for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:
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16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:
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31 These likewise cast lots even as their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers' [houses] of the chief even as those of his younger brother.
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3 Satan entered into Judas, who was surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered with the twelve.
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28 The Scripture was fulfilled, which says, "He was numbered with transgressors."
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4 But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
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24 Then they said to one another, "Let's not tear it, but cast lots for it to decide whose it will be," that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which says, "They parted my garments among them. For my cloak they cast lots." Therefore the soldiers did these things.
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36 Simon and those who were with him followed after him;