Acts 1:26

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and they gave their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

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  • Lev 16:8 : 8 `And Aaron hath given lots over the two goats, one lot for Jehovah, and one lot for a goat of departure;
  • Josh 18:10 : 10 And Joshua casteth for them a lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, and there Joshua apportioneth the land to the sons of Israel, according to their divisions.
  • 1 Sam 14:41-42 : 41 And Saul saith unto Jehovah, God of Israel, `Give perfection;' and Jonathan and Saul are captured, and the people went out. 42 And Saul saith, `Cast between me and Jonathan my son;' and Jonathan is captured.
  • 1 Chr 24:5 : 5 And they distribute them, by lots, one with another, for princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, have been of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
  • Prov 16:22 : 22 A fountain of life `is' understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.
  • Jonah 1:7 : 7 And they say each unto his neighbour, `Come, and we cast lots, and we know on whose account this evil `is' on us.' And they cast lots, and the lot falleth on Jonah.
  • Acts 2:14 : 14 and Peter having stood up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and declared to them, `Men, Jews! and all those dwelling in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and harken to my sayings,
  • Acts 13:19 : 19 and having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He did divide by lot to them their land.

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  • Acts 1:20-25
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    86%

    20for it hath been written in the book of Psalms: Let his lodging-place become desolate, and let no one be dwelling in it, and his oversight let another take.

    21`It behoveth, therefore, of the men who did go with us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

    22beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day in which he was received up from us, one of these to become with us a witness of his rising again.'

    23And they set two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias,

    24and having prayed, they said, `Thou, Lord, who art knowing the heart of all, shew which one thou didst choose of these two

    25to receive the share of this ministration and apostleship, from which Judas, by transgression, did fall, to go on to his proper place;'

  • Acts 1:15-17
    3 verses
    76%

    15And in these days, Peter having risen up in the midst of the disciples, said, (the multitude also of the names at the same place was, as it were, an hundred and twenty,)

    16`Men, brethren, it behoved this Writing that it be fulfilled that beforehand the Holy Spirit spake through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus,

    17because he was numbered among us, and did receive the share in this ministration,

  • 13and when they came in, they went up to the upper room, where were abiding both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James, of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zelotes, and Judas, of James;

  • Luke 6:13-14
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    13and when it became day, he called near his disciples, and having chosen from them twelve, whom also he named apostles,

    14(Simon, whom also he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

  • 1 Chr 25:8-9
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    8And they cause to fall lots -- charge over-against `charge', as well the small as the great, the intelligent with the learner.

    9And the first lot goeth out for Asaph to Joseph; `to' Gedaliah the second; he, and his brethren and his sons, twelve;

  • 7And they say each unto his neighbour, `Come, and we cast lots, and we know on whose account this evil `is' on us.' And they cast lots, and the lot falleth on Jonah.

  • 69%

    13and they cause to fall lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for gate and gate.

    14And the lot falleth eastward to Shelemiah; and `for' Zechariah his son -- a counsellor with understanding -- they cause to fall lots, and his lot goeth out northward:

  • 14and he appointed twelve, that they may be with him, and that he may send them forth to preach,

  • Matt 10:2-3
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    2And of the twelve apostles the names are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James of Zebedee, and John his brother;

    3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James of Alpheus, and Lebbeus who was surnamed Thaddeus;

  • 24And having crucified him, they were dividing his garments, casting a lot upon them, what each may take;

  • 18and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananite,

  • 68%

    41And Saul saith unto Jehovah, God of Israel, `Give perfection;' and Jonathan and Saul are captured, and the people went out.

    42And Saul saith, `Cast between me and Jonathan my son;' and Jonathan is captured.

  • 2till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up,

  • 35And having crucified him, they divided his garments, casting a lot, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the prophet, `They divided my garments to themselves, and over my vesture they cast a lot;'

  • Acts 6:5-6
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    5And the thing was pleasing before all the multitude, and they did choose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,

    6whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them `their' hands.

  • 14Then one of the twelve, who is called Judas Iscariot, having gone unto the chief priests, said,

  • 16And the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mount where Jesus appointed them,

  • 5And they distribute them, by lots, one with another, for princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, have been of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

  • 56according to the lot is their inheritance apportioned between many and few.'

  • 1And the heads of the people dwell in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people have caused to fall lots to bring in one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the cities,

  • 21at the fourteenth `to' Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

  • 7and all the men were, as it were, twelve.

  • 71And he spake of Judas, Simon's `son', Iscariot, for he was about to deliver him up, being one of the twelve.

  • 18They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.

  • 14And when the hour come, he reclined (at meat), and the twelve apostles with him,

  • 16the ninth `to' Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

  • 31and they cast, they also, lots over-against their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and heads of the fathers, for priests and for Levites; the chief father over-against his younger brother.

  • 3And the Adversary entered into Judas, who is surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve,

  • 28and the Writing was fulfilled that is saying, `And with lawless ones he was numbered.'

  • 47And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve did come, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

  • 11and they, having brought the boats upon the land, having left all, did follow him.

  • 11and having heard, they were glad, and promised to give him money, and he was seeking how, conveniently, he might deliver him up.

  • 2and in their ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, `Separate ye to me both Barnabas and Saul to the work to which I have called them,'

  • 4And the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews, and some with the apostles,

  • 24they said, therefore, to one another, `We may not rend it, but cast a lot for it, whose it shall be;' that the Writing might be fulfilled, that is saying, `They divided my garments to themselves, and upon my raiment they did cast a lot;' the soldiers, therefore, indeed, did these things.

  • 2There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas who is called Didymus, and Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, and the `sons' of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.

  • 36and Simon and those with him went in quest of him,