Matthias was the replacement for Judas Iscariot.
There were 13 apostles in the New Testament. There were 14 apostles in the New Testament. Paul was called an apostle, as were the 12 disciples who followed Jesus. Acts of the Apostles says that Matthias was appointed as a further apostle to replace Judas Iscariot.
After Jesus ascended into heaven, the 11 apostles wanted to replace Judas Iscariot, who was dead, with someone else who had been with them the whole time Jesus had been among them. So they came up with two men: Joseph called Barsabbas and Matthias, and they prayed, cast lots, and chose Matthias. This account is given in detail in Acts 1:12-26.
Matthias the Apostle was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot as one of the Twelve Apostles. Before being chosen, Matthias was a witness to Jesus's ministry and resurrection.
Matthias was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot as the 12th apostle.
No, Matthias was not one of the original twelve apostles chosen by Jesus according to biblical accounts. He was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot after his betrayal and death.
The 12th apostle in the Bible is Matthias, who was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot after his betrayal of Jesus.
In the Bible, after the betrayal and death of Judas Iscariot, the remaining apostles decided that a new apostle needed to be chosen to replace him. This decision is described in the book of Acts in the New Testament.
The 12th apostle according to the Bible was Matthias, who was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot after his betrayal of Jesus.
Around 11 of them and they add one for the replace of Judas Iscariot.
The original twelve disciples/apostles are listed in Matthew 10:2-4, "These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him." The Bible also lists the twelve disciples/apostles in Mark 3:16-19 and Luke 6:13-16. A comparison of the three passages shows a couple of minor differences in the names. It seems that Thaddaeus was also known as "Judas, son of James" (Luke 6:16) and Lebbaeus (Matthew 10:3). Simon the Zealot was also known as Simon the Canaanite (Mark 3:18). Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus, was replaced in the twelve apostles by Matthias (see Acts 1:20-26). Some Bible teachers view Matthias as an "invalid" apostle and believe that Paul was God's choice to replace Judas Iscariot as the twelfth apostle.
The 12 chosen as apostles are called disciples at Matthew 10:1 and 11:1. Their names are Peter, James, John, Andrew, Philip, Bar‧thol′o‧mew, Matthew, Thomas, James the [son] of Al‧phae′us and Thad‧dae′us and Judas Is‧car′i‧ot, who later betrayed him. Later, the disciple Matthias were selected by lot to replace Judas Iscariot as an apostle.
Matthias did not play a direct role in the events surrounding the betrayal of Jesus. Matthias was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot as one of the twelve apostles after Judas betrayed Jesus. Matthias was not involved in the betrayal itself.