²² That is, from the time when John was baptizing people until the time when Jesus went up to heaven. He must be someone who saw Jesus become alive again after he died, as we did.’

²³ So the apostles agreed the names of two men. One of them was Joseph. People also called him Barsabbas and sometimes people called him Justus. The other man was called Matthias. ²⁴ Then the whole group prayed, ‘Lord, you know what everybody is really like. Please show us which man you have chosen.