 | E. W. Sprague - Body, Mind & Spirit - 1996 - 404 pages
...Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, show whether of these two thou hast chosen." Verse 26 : "And they gave forth their lots ; and the lot fell...Matthias ; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles." Pentecostal Feast a Regular Spiritualist Seance. Acts II., Verse 1 : "And when the day of Pentecost... | |
 | Disciple of the Master - Religion - 1996 - 222 pages
...may take part in this apostleship, from which thou dost raise thy servant Peter to preside over us. 4 And they gave forth their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias ; and the twelve received him, and he was numbered among the apostles. M2 5 Then John and James separated... | |
 | C. Douglas McConnell - Holy Spirit - 1997 - 220 pages
...adopted a method commonly practiced in the Old Testament to discover the will of God: they cast lots. The lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. By casting lots the apostles revealed that they had not that clear and intuitive apprehension of the... | |
 | Hilton Hotema - Science - 1998 - 452 pages
...after the ascension, when Matthias was elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Judas. "And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell...and he was numbered with the eleven apostles" (Acts 1:26). Then Jesus "was seen of above five hundred brethren at once" (1 Cor. 15:6). Paul does not claim... | |
 | Philip S. Alexander, Geza Vermes - Literary Collections - 1998 - 316 pages
...he might go to his own place. And they gave lots for them (ie, probably, voted by using фг)ф01); and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles'. The idiom "ГТЦ "УВП is found in the scrolls in the context of eschatological judgement, of assigning... | |
 | John Phillips - Religion - 2001 - 538 pages
...but inwardly unsuited for the task and trust of apostleship? (2) THEY VOTED THEIR PREFERENCE (1:26) And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon...Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles, But this they could not do. They were powerless to witness. They could gather in fellowship, they could... | |
 | Douglas Wilson - Religion - 2001 - 290 pages
...fell, that he might go to his own place. And they gave forth their lots [kleros]; and the lot [kleros] fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles . (Acts 1:24-26) Some years later, Simon Magus tried to buy his way into an allotment. Peter rebuked him and... | |
 | Jonas A. Clark - Religion - 2008 - 212 pages
...Thaddaeus; {4} Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him" (Matthew 10:2-4). •Matthias "And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell...and he was numbered with the eleven apostles" (Acts 1:26). •Barnabas and Paul "Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their... | |
 | Ethan M. Fishman - Business & Economics - 2002 - 248 pages
...apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place." And [the disciples] gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. —Luke1 INTRODUCTION The year 2000 presidential election provides us an opportunity to consider, once... | |
 | Nancy M. Tate - Religion - 2003 - 194 pages
...ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place. And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon...Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. The disciples returned to Jerusalem after Jesus' Ascension to begin the lengthy process of building... | |
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And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, that he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.... 
