Acts 6:2
So 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.
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- Deut 1:9-9 : 9 I also said to you at that time,“I am no longer able to sustain you by myself. 10 The LORD your God has increased your population to the point that you are now as numerous as the very stars of the sky. 11 Indeed, may the LORD, the God of your ancestors, make you a thousand times more numerous than you are now, blessing you just as he said he would! 12 But how can I alone bear up under the burden of your hardship and strife? 13 Select wise and practical men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders.” 14 You replied to me that what I had said to you was good.
- Exod 18:17-26 : 17 Moses’ father-in-law said to him,“What you are doing is not good! 18 You will surely wear out, both you and these people who are with you, for this is too heavy a burden for you; you are not able to do it by yourself. 19 Now listen to me, I will give you advice, and may God be with you: You be a representative for the people to God, and you bring their disputes to God; 20 warn them of the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do. 21 But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 22 They will judge the people under normal circumstances, and every difficult case they will bring to you, but every small case they themselves will judge, so that you may make it easier for yourself, and they will bear the burden with you. 23 If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people will be able to go home satisfied.” 24 Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he had said. 25 Moses chose capable men from all Israel, and he made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 26 They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.
- Num 11:11-13 : 11 And Moses said to the LORD,“Why have you afflicted your servant? Why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of this entire people on me? 12 Did I conceive this entire people? Did I give birth to them, that you should say to me,‘Carry them in your arms, as a foster father bears a nursing child,’ to the land which you swore to their fathers? 13 From where shall I get meat to give to this entire people, for they cry to me,‘Give us meat, that we may eat!’
- 2 Tim 2:4 : 4 No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.
- Neh 6:3 : 3 So I sent messengers to them saying,“I am engaged in an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you?”
- Acts 4:19 : 19 But Peter and John replied,“Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,
- Acts 21:22 : 22 What then should we do? They will no doubt hear that you have come.
- Acts 25:27 : 27 For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without clearly indicating the charges against him.”
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- Acts 6:3-75 verses84%
3 But 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.
4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
5 The 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.
6 They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
7 The 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.
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1 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.
- Acts 15:6-72 verses70%
6 Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.
7 After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them,“Brothers, you know that some time ago God chose me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message of the gospel and believe.
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2 While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
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6 Or do only Barnabas and I lack the right not to work?
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35 and placing them at the apostles’ feet. The proceeds were distributed to each, as anyone had need.
- Mark 6:36-372 verses68%
36 Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”
37 But he answered them,“You give them something to eat.” And they said,“Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?”
- Luke 9:12-132 verses67%
12 Now 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.”
13 But 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.”
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16 But he replied,“They don’t need to go. You give them something to eat.”
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29 So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
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7 If it is service, he must serve; if it is teaching, he must teach;
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29 But Peter and the apostles replied,“We must obey God rather than people.
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13 When morning came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also named apostles:
- John 6:11-133 verses66%
11 Then 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.
12 When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples,“Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.”
13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten.
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19 But Peter and John replied,“Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,
- 2 Thess 3:8-92 verses66%
8 and we did not eat anyone’s food without paying. Instead, in toil and drudgery we worked night and day in order not to burden any of you.
9 It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
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15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers(a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,
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7 Obey with enthusiasm, as though serving the Lord and not people,
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20 We did this as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering.
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28 For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you than these necessary rules:
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67 So Jesus said to the twelve,“You don’t want to go away too, do you?”
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6 nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,
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19 “Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,
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31 He 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).
- Acts 4:15-162 verses65%
15 But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,
16 saying,“What should we do with these men? For it is plain to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign has come about through them, and we cannot deny it.
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24 Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused you, upsetting your minds by what they said,
25 we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,
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46 Every 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,
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7 Philip replied,“Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get a little.”
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2 Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.
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42 The Fellowship of the Early Believers They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
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10 For 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.
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5 Then 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?”
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21 Thus one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time the Lord Jesus associated with us,
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2 When 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.
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14 He appointed twelve(whom he named apostles), so that they would be with him and he could send them to preach
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10 They requested only that we remember the poor, the very thing I also was eager to do.
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13 Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple eat food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar receive a part of the offerings?
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9 But 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.