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24-25 Then they all prayed for the right man to be chosen. “O Lord,” they said, “you know every heart; show us which of these men you have chosen as an apostle to replace Judas the traitor, who has gone on to his proper place.”

26 Then they drew straws,[a] and in this manner Matthias was chosen and became an apostle with the other eleven.

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  1. Acts 1:26 drew straws, literally, “cast lots,” or “threw dice.”

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