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Acts 6:1-6

1 The Choosing of the Seven
In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

2 So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.

3 Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them

4 and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.”

5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

6 They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

Cross References for Acts 6:1-6

Hebrews 13:1 - Concluding Exhortations Keep on loving each other as brothers. Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:1 Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:1

Philippians 2:14 - Do everything without complaining or arguing, Click to read the verse Philippians 2:14 Click to read the verse Philippians 2:14

2 Corinthians 11:22 - Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they Abraham’s descendants? So am I. Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:22 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:22

Philippians 3:5 - circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of H... Click to read the verse Philippians 3:5 Click to read the verse Philippians 3:5

Psalms 72:16 - Let grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. Let its fruit flour... Click to read the verse Psalms 72:16 Click to read the verse Psalms 72:16

James 4:5 - Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies in... Click to read the verse James 4:5 Click to read the verse James 4:5

Malachi 3:5 - “So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers a... Click to read the verse Malachi 3:5 Click to read the verse Malachi 3:5

Psalms 110:3 - Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy majesty, from the womb of th... Click to read the verse Psalms 110:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 110:3

1 Corinthians 10:10 - And do not grumble, as some of them did—and were killed by the destroying angel. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:10 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:10

Acts 2:47 - praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily... Click to read the verse Acts 2:47 Click to read the verse Acts 2:47

Ezekiel 22:7 - In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the alien ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:7 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:7

James 1:27 - Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and w... Click to read the verse James 1:27 Click to read the verse James 1:27

Isaiah 1:17 - learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, p... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:17 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:17

Acts 9:39 - Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows sto... Click to read the verse Acts 9:39 Click to read the verse Acts 9:39

Deuteronomy 24:19-21 - When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:19-21 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:19-21

Romans 12:7 - If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; Click to read the verse Romans 12:7 Click to read the verse Romans 12:7

James 5:9 - Don’t grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the... Click to read the verse James 5:9 Click to read the verse James 5:9

Matthew 23:13 - “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven ... Click to read the verse Matthew 23:13 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:13

Acts 5:28 - “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem ... Click to read the verse Acts 5:28 Click to read the verse Acts 5:28

Isaiah 27:6 - In days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom and fill all the world with f... Click to read the verse Isaiah 27:6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 27:6

Acts 5:14 - Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. Click to read the verse Acts 5:14 Click to read the verse Acts 5:14

Deuteronomy 26:12 - When you have finished setting aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 26:12 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 26:12

Acts 2:45 - Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Click to read the verse Acts 2:45 Click to read the verse Acts 2:45

Acts 15:39 - They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for ... Click to read the verse Acts 15:39 Click to read the verse Acts 15:39

1 Timothy 5:9 - No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her hu... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:9 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:9

Acts 9:41 - He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called the believers and the widows... Click to read the verse Acts 9:41 Click to read the verse Acts 9:41

2 Kings 25:30 - Day by day the king gave Jehoiachin a regular allowance as long as he lived. Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:30 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:30

Jeremiah 30:19 - From them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will add to their numbe... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 30:19 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 30:19

Acts 2:41 - Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their numb... Click to read the verse Acts 2:41 Click to read the verse Acts 2:41

Nehemiah 13:13 - I put Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a Levite named Pedaiah in charge of the store... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 13:13 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 13:13

Job 29:13 - The man who was dying blessed me; I made the widow’s heart sing. Click to read the verse Job 29:13 Click to read the verse Job 29:13

Acts 4:35 - and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need. Click to read the verse Acts 4:35 Click to read the verse Acts 4:35

Job 31:16 - “If I have denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary, Click to read the verse Job 31:16 Click to read the verse Job 31:16

Acts 4:4 - But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand. Click to read the verse Acts 4:4 Click to read the verse Acts 4:4

Acts 6:7 - So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large ... Click to read the verse Acts 6:7 Click to read the verse Acts 6:7

Acts 11:20 - Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks... Click to read the verse Acts 11:20 Click to read the verse Acts 11:20

Acts 21:40 - Having received the commander’s permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. ... Click to read the verse Acts 21:40 Click to read the verse Acts 21:40

1 Timothy 5:4-5 - But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their reli... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:4-5 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:4-5

Acts 9:29 - He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him. Click to read the verse Acts 9:29 Click to read the verse Acts 9:29

1 Timothy 5:3 - Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:3 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 5:3