Person
Matthias
Chosen by lot to replace Judas among the Twelve, on Peter's stated qualification: a man who had been with them the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out, and a witness of the resurrection.
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- New Testament
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- Apostle
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Matthias in Scripture
2 verses use this name, in 1 book. Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture — some of these verses may speak of another person called Matthias.
Named alongside
Other people MannaFest has a page for whose name the text uses in Acts 1. Each card shows the verse it came from. Scripture reuses names freely, so a page behind a name here may belong to another person who shares it.
AndrewSimon Peter's brother, first a disciple of the Baptist; he brought Peter to Jesus and found the boy with the loaves (Jo…Acts 1:13When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
DavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.Acts 1:16“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
JosephThe rejected-then-exalted son — Genesis's great Christ-type; preserver of his family and of Egypt; the bridge into Exod…Acts 1:23So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
PhilipA disciple from Bethsaida who brought Nathanael to Jesus and asked "Show us the Father" (John 1:43-46; 14:8).Acts 1:13When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
TheophilusThe named recipient of both Luke and Acts, addressed as "most excellent" (kratistos, a title of rank).Acts 1:1In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
ThomasThe disciple who doubted until he saw, then made the Gospel's highest confession: "My Lord and my God" (John 20:28).Acts 1:13When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
Studies that meet Matthias
These studies quote a verse that names Matthias.
Studies working in the same chapters1
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