<p>1:24 <i>And they prayed, and said: Lord, you who knows the hearts of all men, s<em>how us which of these two is the one whom you have chosen</em></i>- It could be argued that giving God a binary choice like this was as it were forcing His hand, and therefore the result was invalid. And we don't hear any more about Matthias, with the term 'disciple' and 'apostle' being used about a far wider community than the original 'twelve', as if the significance of having been in the 'twelve' was somehow lessened as the ministry of the Spirit developed.</p>