Casting Lots

And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots;

And they crucify him, and part his garments among them, casting lots upon them, what each should take.

according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

They said therefore one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my garments among them, And upon my vesture did they cast lots.

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.

The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. — read the full passage →

Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us, — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, — read the full passage →

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us.

And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.

For if the casting away of them is the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into the treasury.

And he, casting away his garment, sprang up, and came to Jesus.

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred and fifty years:

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock.

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.