Acts 6:2

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So the Twelve summoned all the disciples together and said, 'It would not be right for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.'

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  • Deut 1:9-9 : 9 At that time I said to you, 'I cannot carry you by myself alone. 10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, and now you are as numerous as the stars in the sky. 11 May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you as He has promised. 12 But how can I alone bear your troubles, your burdens, and your disputes? 13 Choose for yourselves wise, discerning, and known men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders. 14 And you answered me and said, 'What you have proposed is good for us to do.'
  • Exod 18:17-26 : 17 Moses' father-in-law said to him, 'What you are doing is not good.' 18 You and these people who come to you will surely wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone. 19 Now listen to me; I will give you advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people's representative before God and bring their disputes to Him. 20 Teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way they must walk and the work they must do. 21 But select capable men from among all the people—men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain. Appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. 22 Let them judge the people at all times. Have them bring every difficult case to you, but have them decide simple cases themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you. 23 If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to endure, and all these people will go home satisfied and at peace. 24 Moses listened to his father-in-law’s advice and did everything he said. 25 He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. 26 They judged the people at all times. They brought the difficult cases to Moses, but they decided the simple ones themselves.
  • Num 11:11-13 : 11 So Moses said to the LORD, 'Why have You brought trouble on Your servant? Why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You lay the burden of all these people on me? 12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I give birth to them? Why do You tell me to carry them in my arms, like a nurse carries an infant, to the land You promised their ancestors? 13 Where can I get meat for all these people? They keep crying to me, saying, ‘Give us meat to eat!’
  • 2 Tim 2:4 : 4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of civilian life; instead, they strive to please the one who enlisted them.
  • Neh 6:3 : 3 So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and come down to you?"
  • Acts 4:19 : 19 But Peter and John replied, 'Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge.'
  • Acts 21:22 : 22 What should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.
  • Acts 25:27 : 27 For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without also specifying the charges against him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 6:3-7
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    3Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint to this responsibility.

    4But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.

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

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

    7So the word of God spread. The number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

  • Acts 6:1
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    1During these days, as the disciples were increasing in number, there was a complaint by the Greek-speaking Jews against the Hebrew-speaking Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

  • Acts 15:6-7
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    6The apostles and the elders gathered together to consider this matter.

    7After much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God chose me among you so that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe.

  • Acts 13:2
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    2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.'

  • 1 Cor 9:6
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    6Or is it only Barnabas and I who lack the right to not work for a living?

  • Acts 4:35
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    35They laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as they had need.

  • Mark 6:36-37
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    36'Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.'

    37But He answered them, 'You give them something to eat.' They said to Him, 'Should we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?'

  • Luke 9:12-13
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    12As the day was coming to an end, the twelve approached him and said, 'Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.'

    13But he said to them, 'You give them something to eat.' They replied, 'We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all these people.'

  • Matt 14:16
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    16But Jesus replied, 'They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.'

  • Acts 11:29
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    29The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters living in Judea.

  • Rom 12:7
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    7if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach;

  • Acts 5:29
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    29But Peter and the apostles replied, 'We must obey God rather than men.'

  • Luke 6:13
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    13When morning came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named apostles.

  • John 6:11-13
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    11Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks, he distributed them to those who were reclining, and likewise the fish, as much as they wanted.

    12When they were full, he said to his disciples, 'Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing is wasted.'

    13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with pieces left over from the five barley loaves, which were more than enough for those who had eaten.

  • Acts 4:19
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    19But Peter and John replied, 'Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge.'

  • 2 Thess 3:8-9
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    8We did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it. Instead, we worked with toil and hardship night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you.

    9It was not that we lack the right to receive support, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

  • Acts 1:15
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    15In those days Peter stood up among the disciples (a group numbering about one hundred and twenty), and said,

  • Eph 6:7
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    7Serve with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to people,

  • 2 Cor 8:20
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    20We are taking this precaution so that no one will criticize us regarding this generous gift we are administering.

  • Acts 15:28
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    28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you except these necessary things:

  • John 6:67
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    67So Jesus asked the Twelve, 'Do you also want to leave?'

  • 1 Thess 2:6
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    6We did not seek glory from people, neither from you nor from others.

  • Acts 15:19
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    19Therefore, my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who are turning to God.

  • Mark 6:31
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    31Then He said to them, 'Come away by yourselves to a solitary place and rest for a while.' For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have a chance to eat.

  • Acts 4:15-16
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    15After ordering them to leave the council, they conferred among themselves.

    16They said, 'What are we to do with these men? For it is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a notable sign has been performed through them, and we cannot deny it.'

  • Acts 15:24-25
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    24Since we have heard that some have gone out from us and troubled you with teachings, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no such instructions,

    25It seemed good to us, being in agreement, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

  • Acts 2:46
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    46Day by day, they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,

  • John 6:7
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    7Philip answered him, 'Two hundred denarii worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for everyone to have even a little.'

  • 1 Pet 5:2
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    2Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, watching over them—not under compulsion, but freely; not for dishonest gain, but eagerly.

  • Acts 2:42
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    42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

  • Heb 6:10
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    10For God is not unjust to forget your work and the love you have shown for His name, having served and continuing to serve the saints.

  • John 6:5
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    5When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, 'Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?'

  • Acts 1:21
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    21Therefore, it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

  • Acts 15:2
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    2So after much dissension and debate with Paul and Barnabas, the brothers decided that Paul, Barnabas, and some others should go up to Jerusalem to consult the apostles and elders about this question.

  • Mark 3:14
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    14He appointed twelve so that they might be with Him, and He might send them out to preach.

  • Gal 2:10
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    10They asked only that we remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.

  • 1 Cor 9:13
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    13Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat the food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the offerings of the altar?

  • Acts 6:9
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    9However, some members of the Synagogue of Freedmen (as it was called), consisting of Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and Asia, rose up and began to debate with Stephen.