Verse 2

And{G1161} the twelve{G1427} called{G4341} the multitude{G4128} of the disciples{G3101} unto them, and{G1161} said,{G2036} It is{G2076} not{G3756} fit{G701} that{G2641} we{G2248} should forsake{G2641} the word{G3056} of God,{G2316} and serve{G1247} tables.{G5132}

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 1:9-9 : 9 And I spake{H559} unto you at that time,{H6256} saying,{H559} I am not able{H3201} to bear{H5375} you myself alone:{H905} 10 Jehovah{H3068} your God{H430} hath multiplied{H7235} you, and, behold, ye are this day{H3117} as the stars{H3556} of heaven{H8064} for multitude.{H7230} 11 Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of your fathers,{H1} make you a thousand{H505} times{H6471} as many as{H3254} ye are, and bless{H1288} you, as he hath promised{H1696} you! 12 How{H349} can I myself alone bear{H5375} your cumbrance,{H2960} and your burden,{H4853} and your strife?{H7379} 13 Take{H3051} you wise{H2450} men,{H582} and understanding,{H995} and known,{H3045} according to your tribes,{H7626} and I will make{H7760} them heads{H7218} over you. 14 And ye answered{H6030} me, and said,{H559} The thing{H1697} which thou hast spoken{H1696} is good{H2896} [for us] to do.{H6213}
  • Exod 18:17-26 : 17 And Moses'{H4872} father-in-law{H2859} said{H559} unto him, The thing{H1697} that thou doest{H6213} is not good.{H2896} 18 Thou wilt surely{H5034} wear away,{H5034} both thou, and this people{H5971} that is with thee: for the thing{H1697} is too heavy{H3515} for thee; thou art not able{H3201} to perform{H6213} it thyself alone. 19 Hearken{H8085} now unto my voice,{H6963} I will give thee counsel,{H3289} and God{H430} be{H1961} with thee: be thou for the people{H5971} to Godward,{H4136} and bring{H935} thou the causes{H1697} unto God:{H430} 20 and thou shalt teach{H2094} them the statutes{H2706} and the laws,{H8451} and shalt show{H3045} them the way{H1870} wherein they must walk,{H3212} and the work{H4639} that they must do.{H6213} 21 Moreover thou shalt provide{H2372} out of all the people{H5971} able{H2428} men,{H582} such as fear{H3373} God,{H430} men{H582} of truth,{H571} hating{H8130} unjust gain;{H1215} and place{H7760} such over them, to be rulers{H8269} of thousands,{H505} rulers{H8269} of hundreds,{H3967} rulers{H8269} of fifties,{H2572} and rulers{H8269} of tens:{H6235} 22 and let them judge{H8199} the people{H5971} at all seasons:{H6256} and it shall be, that every great{H1419} matter{H1697} they shall bring{H935} unto thee, but every small{H6996} matter{H1697} they shall judge{H8199} themselves: so shall it be easier{H7043} for thyself, and they shall bear{H5375} [the burden] with thee. 23 If thou shalt do{H6213} this thing,{H1697} and God{H430} command{H6680} thee so, then thou shalt be able{H3201} to endure,{H5975} and all this people{H5971} also shall go{H935} to their place{H4725} in peace.{H7965} 24 So Moses{H4872} hearkened{H8085} to the voice{H6963} of his father-in-law,{H2859} and did{H6213} all that he had said.{H559} 25 And Moses{H4872} chose{H977} able{H2428} men{H582} out of all Israel,{H3478} and made{H5414} them heads{H7218} over the people,{H5971} rulers{H8269} of thousands,{H505} rulers{H8269} of hundreds,{H3967} rulers{H8269} of fifties,{H2572} and rulers{H8269} of tens.{H6235} 26 And they judged{H8199} the people{H5971} at all seasons:{H6256} the hard{H7186} causes{H1697} they brought{H935} unto Moses,{H4872} but every small{H6996} matter{H1697} they judged{H8199} themselves.
  • Num 11:11-13 : 11 And Moses{H4872} said{H559} unto Jehovah,{H3068} Wherefore hast thou dealt ill{H7489} with thy servant?{H5650} and wherefore have I not found{H4672} favor{H2580} in thy sight,{H5869} that thou layest{H7760} the burden{H4853} of all this people{H5971} upon me? 12 Have I conceived{H2029} all this people?{H5971} have I brought them forth,{H3205} that thou shouldest say{H559} unto me, Carry{H5375} them in thy bosom,{H2436} as a nursing-father{H539} carrieth{H5375} the sucking child,{H3243} unto the land{H127} which thou swarest{H7650} unto their fathers?{H1} 13 Whence{H370} should I have flesh{H1320} to give{H5414} unto all this people?{H5971} for they weep{H1058} unto me, saying,{H559} Give{H5414} us flesh,{H1320} that we may eat.{H398}
  • 2 Tim 2:4 : 4 No soldier{G3762} on service{G4754} entangleth himself{G1707} in the affairs of{G4230} [this] life;{G979} that{G2443} he may please{G700} him who enrolled him as a soldier.{G4758}
  • Neh 6:3 : 3 And I sent{H7971} messengers{H4397} unto them, saying,{H559} I am doing{H6213} a great{H1419} work,{H4399} so that I cannot{H3201} come down:{H3381} why should the work{H4399} cease,{H7673} whilst{H834} I leave{H7503} it, and come down{H3381} to you?
  • Acts 4:19 : 19 But{G1161} Peter{G4074} and{G2532} John{G2491} answered{G611} and said{G2036} unto{G4314} them,{G846} Whether{G1487} it is{G2076} right{G1342} in the sight of{G1799} God{G2316} to hearken{G191} unto you{G5216} rather{G3123} than{G2228} unto God,{G2316} judge ye:{G2919}
  • Acts 21:22 : 22 What{G5101} is it{G2076} therefore?{G3767} They{G4128} will{G1163} certainly{G3843} {G4905} {G1063} hear{G191} that{G3754} thou art come.{G2064}
  • Acts 25:27 : 27 For{G1063} it seemeth{G1380} to me{G3427} unreasonable,{G249} in sending{G3992} a prisoner,{G1198} {G2532} not{G3361} withal to signify{G4591} the charges{G156} against{G2596} him.{G846}