Verse 3

Look ye out{G1980} therefore,{G3767} brethren,{G80} from among you{G5216} seven{G2033} men{G435} of{G1537} good report,{G3140} full{G4134} of the {G40} Spirit{G4151} and{G2532} of wisdom,{G4678} whom{G3739} we may appoint{G2525} over{G1909} this{G5026} business.{G5532}

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 1:13 : 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.
  • Jas 3:17-18 : 17 But{G1161} the wisdom{G4678} that is{G2076} from above{G509} is first{G4412} {G3303} pure,{G53} then{G1899} peaceable,{G1516} gentle,{G1933} easy to be entreated,{G2138} full{G3324} of mercy{G1656} and{G2532} good{G18} fruits,{G2590} without variance,{G87} {G2532} without hypocrisy.{G505} 18 And{G1161} the fruit{G2590} of righteousness{G1343} is sown{G4687} in{G1722} peace{G1515} for them{G3588} that make{G4160} peace.{G1515}
  • 1 John 3:14-16 : 14 We{G2249} know{G1492} that{G3754} we have passed{G3327} out{G1537} of death{G2288} into{G1519} life,{G2222} because{G3754} we love{G25} the brethren.{G80} He that loveth{G25} not{G3361} {G80} abideth{G3306} in{G1722} death.{G2288} 15 Whosoever{G3956} hateth{G3404} his{G846} brother{G80} is{G2076} a{G3956} murderer:{G443} and{G2532} ye know{G1492} that{G3754} no{G3756} murderer{G443} hath{G2192} eternal{G166} life{G2222} abiding{G3306} in{G1722} him.{G846} 16 Hereby{G1722} {G5129} know we{G1097} love,{G26} {G2316} because{G3754} he{G1565} laid down{G5087} his{G846} life{G5590} for{G5228} us:{G2257} and{G2532} we{G2249} ought{G3784} to lay down{G5087} our lives{G5590} for{G5228} the brethren.{G80}
  • 3 John 1:12 : 12 Demetrius{G1216} hath the witness{G3140} of{G5259} all{G3956} [men], and{G2532} of{G5259} the truth{G225} itself:{G846} yea,{G1161} {G2532} we{G2249} also bear witness:{G3140} and{G2532} thou knowest{G1492} that{G3754} our{G2257} witness{G3141} is{G2076} true.{G227}
  • Gen 41:38-39 : 38 And Pharaoh{H6547} said{H559} unto his servants,{H5650} Can we find{H4672} such a one as this,{H2088} a man{H376} in whom{H834} the spirit{H7307} of God{H430} is? 39 And Pharaoh{H6547} said{H559} unto Joseph,{H3130} Forasmuch{H310} as God{H430} hath showed{H3045} thee all of this, there is none so discreet{H995} and wise{H2450} as thou:
  • Num 11:16-25 : 16 And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} Gather{H622} unto me seventy{H7657} men{H376} of the elders{H2205} of Israel,{H3478} whom thou knowest{H3045} to be the elders{H2205} of the people,{H5971} and officers{H7860} over them; and bring{H3947} them unto the tent{H168} of meeting,{H4150} that they may stand{H3320} there with thee. 17 And I will come down{H3381} and talk{H1696} with thee there: and I will take{H680} of the Spirit{H7307} which is upon thee, and will put{H7760} it upon them; and they shall bear{H5375} the burden{H4853} of the people{H5971} with thee, that thou bear{H5375} it not thyself alone. 18 And say{H559} thou unto the people,{H5971} Sanctify{H6942} yourselves against to-morrow,{H4279} and ye shall eat{H398} flesh;{H1320} for ye have wept{H1058} in the ears{H241} of Jehovah,{H3068} saying,{H559} Who shall give us flesh{H1320} to eat?{H398} for it was well{H2895} with us in Egypt:{H4714} therefore Jehovah{H3068} will give{H5414} you flesh,{H1320} and ye shall eat.{H398} 19 Ye shall not eat{H398} one{H259} day,{H3117} nor two days,{H3117} nor five{H2568} days,{H3117} neither ten{H6235} days,{H3117} nor twenty{H6242} days,{H3117} 20 but a whole month,{H2320} until it come out{H3318} at your nostrils,{H639} and it be loathsome{H2214} unto you; because{H3282} that ye have rejected{H3988} Jehovah{H3068} who is among{H7130} you, and have wept{H1058} before{H6440} him, saying,{H559} Why came we forth{H3318} out of Egypt?{H4714} 21 And Moses{H4872} said,{H559} The people,{H5971} among{H7130} whom I am, are six{H8337} hundred{H3967} thousand{H505} footmen;{H7273} and thou hast said,{H559} I will give{H5414} them flesh,{H1320} that they may eat{H398} a whole{H3117} month.{H2320} 22 Shall flocks{H6629} and herds{H1241} be slain{H7819} for them, to suffice{H4672} them? or shall all the fish{H1709} of the sea{H3220} be gathered together{H622} for them, to suffice{H4672} them? 23 And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} Is Jehovah's{H3068} hand{H3027} waxed short?{H7114} now shalt thou see{H7200} whether my word{H1697} shall come to pass{H7136} unto thee or not. 24 And Moses{H4872} went out,{H3318} and told{H1696} the people{H5971} the words{H1697} of Jehovah:{H3068} and he gathered{H622} seventy{H7657} men{H376} of the elders{H2205} of the people,{H5971} and set{H5975} them round about{H5439} the Tent.{H168} 25 And Jehovah{H3068} came down{H3381} in the cloud,{H6051} and spake{H1696} unto him, and took{H680} of the Spirit{H7307} that was upon him, and put{H5414} it upon the seventy{H7657} elders:{H2205} and it came to pass, that, when the Spirit{H7307} rested{H5117} upon them, they prophesied,{H5012} but they did so no more.{H3254}
  • Num 27:18-19 : 18 And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} Take{H3947} thee Joshua{H3091} the son{H1121} of Nun,{H5126} a man{H376} in whom is the Spirit,{H7307} and lay{H5564} thy hand{H3027} upon him; 19 and set{H5975} him before{H6440} Eleazar{H499} the priest,{H3548} and before{H6440} all the congregation;{H5712} and give him a charge{H6680} in their sight.{H5869}
  • Job 32:7-8 : 7 I said,{H559} Days{H3117} should speak,{H1696} And multitude{H7230} of years{H8141} should teach{H3045} wisdom.{H2451} 8 But{H403} there is a spirit{H7307} in man,{H582} And the breath{H5397} of the Almighty{H7706} giveth them understanding.{H995}
  • Isa 11:2-5 : 2 And the Spirit{H7307} of Jehovah{H3068} shall rest{H5117} upon him, the spirit{H7307} of wisdom{H2451} and understanding,{H998} the spirit{H7307} of counsel{H6098} and might,{H1369} the spirit{H7307} of knowledge{H1847} and of the fear{H3374} of Jehovah.{H3068} 3 And his delight{H7306} shall be in the fear{H3374} of Jehovah;{H3068} and he shall not judge{H8199} after the sight{H4758} of his eyes,{H5869} neither decide{H3198} after the hearing{H4926} of his ears;{H241} 4 but with righteousness{H6664} shall he judge{H8199} the poor,{H1800} and decide{H3198} with equity{H4334} for the meek{H6035} of the earth;{H776} and he shall smite{H5221} the earth{H776} with the rod{H7626} of his mouth;{H6310} and with the breath{H7307} of his lips{H8193} shall he slay{H4191} the wicked.{H7563} 5 And righteousness{H6664} shall be the girdle{H232} of his waist,{H4975} and faithfulness{H530} the girdle{H232} of his loins.{H2504}
  • Isa 28:6 : 6 and a spirit{H7307} of justice{H4941} to him that sitteth{H3427} in judgment,{H4941} and strength{H1369} to them that turn{H7725} back the battle{H4421} at the gate.{H8179}
  • Isa 28:26 : 26 For his God{H430} doth instruct{H3256} him aright,{H4941} [and] doth teach{H3384} him.
  • Matt 23:8 : 8 But{G1161} be{G2564} not{G3361} ye{G5210} called{G2564} Rabbi:{G4461} for{G1063} one{G1520} is{G2076} your{G5216} teacher,{G2519} and{G1161} all{G3956} ye{G5210} are{G2075} brethren.{G80}
  • Acts 1:21 : 21 Of the men{G435} therefore{G3767} that{G3588} have companied{G4905} with us{G2254} {G1722} all{G3956} the time{G5550} {G1722} that{G3739} the Lord{G2962} Jesus{G2424} went in{G1525} and{G2532} went out{G1831} among{G1909} us,{G2248}
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 And{G2532} they were{G4130} all{G537} filled{G4130} with the{G4151} Holy{G40} Spirit,{G4151} and{G2532} began{G756} to speak with{G2980} other{G2087} tongues,{G1100} as{G2531} the Spirit{G4151} gave{G1325} them{G846} utterance.{G669}
  • Acts 6:6 : 6 whom{G3739} they set{G2476} before{G1799} the apostles:{G652} and{G2532} when they had prayed,{G4336} they laid{G2007} their hands{G5495} upon them.{G846}
  • Acts 9:30 : 30 And when{G1161} the brethren{G80} knew{G1921} it, they brought{G2609} him{G846} down{G2609} to{G1519} Caesarea,{G2542} and{G2532} sent{G1821} him{G846} forth{G1821} to{G1519} Tarsus.{G5019}
  • Acts 10:22 : 22 And{G1161} they said,{G2036} Cornelius{G2883} a centurion,{G1543} a righteous{G1342} man{G435} and{G2532} one that feareth{G5399} God,{G2316} and{G5037} well reported{G3140} of by{G5259} all{G3650} the nation{G1484} of the Jews,{G2453} was warned [of God]{G5537} by{G5259} a holy{G40} angel{G32} to send for{G3343} thee{G4571} into{G1519} his{G846} house,{G3624} and{G2532} to hear{G191} words{G4487} from{G3844} thee.{G4675}
  • Acts 13:2-3 : 2 And as{G1161} they{G846} ministered{G3008} to the Lord,{G2962} and{G2532} fasted,{G3522} the Holy{G40} Spirit{G4151} said,{G2036} Separate{G873} me{G3427} Barnabas{G921} and{G2532} Saul{G4569} for{G1519} the work{G2041} whereunto{G3739} I have called{G4341} them.{G5037} 3 Then, when{G5119} they had fasted{G3522} and{G2532} prayed{G4336} and{G2532} laid{G2007} their hands{G5495} on them,{G846} they sent{G630} them away.{G630}
  • Acts 15:23 : 23 and they wrote{G1125} thus{G3592} by{G1223} {G5495} them,{G846} The apostles{G652} and{G2532} the elders,{G4245} {G2532} brethren,{G80} unto the brethren{G80} who{G3588} are of{G1537} the Gentiles{G1484} in{G2596} Antioch{G490} and{G2532} Syria{G4947} and{G2532} Cilicia,{G2791} greeting:{G5463}
  • Acts 16:2 : 2 The same{G3739} was well reported{G3140} of{G5259} by the brethren{G80} that were{G3588} at{G1722} Lystra{G3082} and{G2532} Iconium.{G2430}
  • Acts 22:12 : 12 And{G1161} one{G5100} Ananias,{G367} a devout{G2152} man{G435} according to{G2596} the law,{G3551} well reported{G3140} of{G5259} by all{G3956} the Jews{G2453} that dwelt{G2730} there,
  • 1 Cor 12:8 : 8 For{G1063} to one{G3739} {G3303} is given{G1325} through{G1223} the Spirit{G4151} the word{G3056} of wisdom;{G1161} and to another{G243} the word{G3056} of knowledge,{G1108} according{G2596} to the same{G846} Spirit:{G4151}
  • 1 Cor 16:3 : 3 And{G1161} when{G3752} I arrive,{G3854} whomsoever{G3739} {G1437} ye shall approve,{G1381} them{G5128} will I send{G3992} with{G1223} letters{G1992} to carry{G667} your{G5216} bounty{G5485} unto{G1519} Jerusalem:{G2419}
  • 2 Cor 8:19-21 : 19 and{G1161} not{G3756} only{G3440} so, but{G235} who was{G5500} also{G2532} appointed{G5500} by{G5259} the churches{G1577} to travel with{G4898} us{G2257} in [the matter]{G4862} [of] this{G3778} grace,{G5485} which{G3588} is ministered{G1247} by{G5259} us{G2257} to{G4314} the glory{G1391} of the{G846} Lord,{G2962} and{G2532} [to show] our{G5216} readiness:{G4288} 20 Avoiding{G4724} this,{G5124} that any{G3361} man{G5100} should blame{G3469} us{G2248} in{G1722} [the matter of] this{G3778} bounty{G100} which is ministered{G1247} by{G5259} us:{G2257} 21 for{G4306} we take thought for things{G2570} honorable, not{G3756} only{G3440} in the sight of{G1799} the Lord,{G2962} but{G235} also{G2532} in the sight{G1799} of men.{G444}
  • Eph 5:18 : 18 And{G2532} be{G3182} not{G3361} drunken{G3182} with{G1722} wine,{G3631} wherein{G3739} is{G2076} riot,{G810} but{G235} be filled{G4137} with{G1722} the Spirit;{G4151}
  • 1 Tim 3:7-9 : 7 Moreover{G1161} he{G846} must{G1163} have{G2192} good{G2570} testimony{G3141} from{G575} them that are without;{G1855} lest{G3361} he fall{G1706} into{G1519} reproach{G3680} and{G2532} the snare{G3803} of the devil.{G1228} 8 Deacons{G1249} in like{G5615} manner [must be] grave,{G4586} not{G3361} double-tongued,{G1351} not{G3361} given to{G4337} much{G4183} wine,{G3631} not{G3361} greedy of filthy lucre;{G146} 9 holding{G2192} the mystery{G3466} of the faith{G4102} in{G1722} a pure{G2513} conscience.{G4893} 10 And{G1161} let{G1381} these{G3778} also{G2532} first{G4412} be proved;{G1381} then{G1534} let them serve as deacons,{G1247} if they be{G5607} blameless.{G410} 11 Women{G1135} in like manner{G5615} [must be] grave,{G4586} not{G3361} slanderers,{G1228} temperate,{G3524} faithful{G4103} in{G1722} all things.{G3956} 12 Let{G2077} deacons{G1249} be{G2077} husbands{G435} of one{G1520} wife,{G1135} ruling{G4291} [their] children{G5043} and{G2532} their own{G2398} houses{G3624} well.{G2573} 13 For{G1063} they that have served well{G2573} as deacons{G1247} gain{G4046} to themselves{G1438} a good{G2570} standing,{G898} and{G2532} great{G4183} boldness{G3954} in{G1722} the faith{G4102} which is{G3588} in{G1722} Christ{G5547} Jesus.{G2424} 14 These things{G5023} write I{G1125} unto thee,{G4671} hoping{G1679} to come{G2064} unto{G4314} thee{G4571} shortly;{G5032} 15 but{G1161} if{G1437} I tarry long,{G1019} that{G2443} thou mayest know{G1492} how{G4459} men ought{G1163} to behave themselves{G390} in{G1722} the house{G3624} of God,{G2316} which{G3748} is{G2076} the church{G1577} of the living{G2198} God,{G2316} the pillar{G4769} and{G2532} ground{G1477} of the truth.{G225}
  • 1 Tim 5:10 : 10 well reported of{G3140} for{G1722} good{G2570} works;{G2041} if{G1487} she hath brought up children,{G5044} if{G1487} she hath used hospitality to strangers,{G3580} if{G1487} she hath washed{G3538} the saints'{G40} feet,{G4228} if{G1487} she hath relieved{G1884} the afflicted,{G2346} if{G1487} she hath diligently followed{G1872} every{G3956} good{G18} work.{G2041}
  • Jas 1:17 : 17 Every{G3956} good{G18} gift{G1394} and{G2532} every{G3956} perfect{G5046} gift{G1434} is{G2076} from above,{G509} coming down{G2597} from{G575} the Father{G3962} of lights,{G5457} with{G3844} whom{G3739} can be{G1762} no{G3756} variation,{G3883} neither{G2228} shadow{G644} that is cast by turning.{G5157}