Acts 1:24

And they prayed, and said Here we are not to conclude that St Luke has recorded any more than the purport of the prayer of the disciples, in the same way as in the speeches which he reports he has only preserved a brief abstract of the speakers" arguments and language.

Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men By the lot the final decision was left in the hands of God (cf. Proverbs 16:33), who alone could know which of these two, both having the needful qualifications as far as man could see, would prove the more excellent Apostle. The same expression is applied to God, Acts 15:8.

shew whether of these two Literally, shew of these two the one whom thou hast chosen.