Which apostle was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot among the twelve?

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Which apostle was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot among the twelve?

The situation tests how the early church filled the vacancy created by Judas to restore the number of apostles. After Judas’s betrayal and death, the believers wanted someone who had been with Jesus from the beginning and could testify to the resurrection, so they nominated two men who met those qualifications. They prayed for guidance and then cast lots to see who the Lord had chosen. The lot fell on Matthias, and he was added to the eleven, becoming part of the twelve. So the person chosen to replace Judas among the twelve is Matthias. The other names don’t fit the criteria for the replacement—Timothy is a later companion of Paul, while Bartholomew and Philip were already among the original disciples.

The situation tests how the early church filled the vacancy created by Judas to restore the number of apostles. After Judas’s betrayal and death, the believers wanted someone who had been with Jesus from the beginning and could testify to the resurrection, so they nominated two men who met those qualifications. They prayed for guidance and then cast lots to see who the Lord had chosen. The lot fell on Matthias, and he was added to the eleven, becoming part of the twelve.

So the person chosen to replace Judas among the twelve is Matthias. The other names don’t fit the criteria for the replacement—Timothy is a later companion of Paul, while Bartholomew and Philip were already among the original disciples.

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