The Appointment of the First Seven Deacons Now in those days, when the disciples were growing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Hebraic Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
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2So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said,“It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.
3But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.
4But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
5The proposal pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch.
6They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
7The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
8Stephen is Arrested Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.
9But some men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen(as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen.
29So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
30They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
6Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.
14All these continued together in prayer with one mind, together with the women, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
15In those days Peter stood up among the believers(a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,
16If a believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. The church should not be burdened, so that it may help the widows who are truly in need.
35and placing them at the apostles’ feet. The proceeds were distributed to each, as anyone had need.
1The Feeding of the Four Thousand In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples and said to them,
43He called his disciples and said to them,“I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others.
1Nehemiah Intervenes on behalf of the Oppressed Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
20Seekers Now some Greeks were among those who had gone up to worship at the feast.
19Activity in the Church at Antioch Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one but Jews.
20But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.
5Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip,“Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?”
12They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.
35When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said,“This is an isolated place and it is already very late.
36Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”
11Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread to those who were seated. He then did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.
12When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples,“Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.”
13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten.
39So Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived they brought him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, crying and showing him the tunics and other clothing Dorcas used to make while she was with them.
2When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate with them, the church appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this point of disagreement.
1Peter Defends His Actions to the Jerusalem Church Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.
10For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.
4But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
5When both the Gentiles and the Jews(together with their rulers) made an attempt to mistreat them and stone them,
12The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.
2But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
12Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus,“Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place.”
43Jesus replied,“Do not complain about me to one another.
46Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts,
31He said to them,“Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while”(for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).
9No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband,
9“Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?”
25But in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s days, when the sky was shut up three and a half years, and there was a great famine over all the land.
14More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, crowds of both men and women.
40But Martha was distracted with all the preparations she had to make, so she came up to him and said,“Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work alone? Tell her to help me.”
1And Saul agreed completely with killing him. Saul Begins to Persecute the ChurchNow on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
2Some devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.
41He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to his disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.
1A Collection to Aid Jewish Christians With regard to the collection for the saints, please follow the directions that I gave to the churches of Galatia:
20We did this as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering.