Acts 6:2

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to gether and sayde: it is not mete that we shuld leave the worde of God and serve at the tables.

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  • Deut 1:9-9 : 9 And I sayde vnto yov the same season: I am not able to bere you myselfe alone. 10 For the Lorde youre God hath multiplyed you: so that ye are this daye as the starres of heauen in numbr 11 (the Lorde god of youre fathers make you a thousande tymes so many moo as ye are, and blesse you as he hath promysed you) 12 how (sayde I) can I myselfe alone, beare the combraunce, charge and stryffe that is amonge you: 13 brynge therfore men of wisdome and of vnderstondinge and expert knowne amonge youre trybes, that I maye make them ruelars ouer you. 14 And ye answered me and sayed: that which thou hast spoken is good to be done.
  • Exod 18:17-26 : 17 And his father in lawe sayde vnto him: it is not well that thou dost. 18 Thou doest vnwysely and also this people that is with the: because the thinge is to greuous for the, and thou art not able to do it thi selfe alone. 19 But heare my voyce, and I will geue the councell, and God shalbe with the. Be thou vnto the people to Godwarde, and brynge the causes vnto God 20 and prouyde them ordinaunces and lawes, ad shewe them the waye wherin they must walke and the werkes that they must doo. 21 Morouer seke out amonge all the people, men of actiuite which feare God and men that are true ad hate covetuousnes: and make them heedes ouer the people, captaynes ouer thousandes, ouer hundredes, ouer fyftie, and ouer ten. 22 And let them iudge the people at all seasons: Yf there be any greate matter, let them brynge that vnto the, and let them iudge all small causes them selues, and ease thi selfe, ad let them bere with the. 23 Yf thou shalt doo this thinge, then thou shalt be able to endure that which God chargeth the with all, and all this people shall goo to their places quietly. 24 And Moses herde the voyce of his father in lawe, and dyd all that he had sayde, 25 and chose actyue men out of all Israel and made them heedes ouer the people, captaynes ouer thousandes, ouer hundreds, ouer fiftie and ouer ten 26 And they iudged the people at all seasons, ad broughte the harde causes vnto Moses: and iudged all small maters them selues.
  • Num 11:11-13 : 11 And Moses sayde vnto the Lorde: wherfore dealest thou so cruelly with thi seruaunte? wherfore doo I not fynde fauoure in thi syghte seynge that thou puttest the weyght of this people apon me? 12 haue I conceyued all this people or haue I begote them that thou shuldest saye vnto me carye them in thi bosome (as a nurse beareth the suckynge childe) vnto the londe which thou swarest vnto their fathers? 13 where shulde I haue flesh to geue vnto all this people? for they wepe vnto me sayenge: geue us flesh that we maye eate.
  • 2 Tim 2:4 : 4 No man that warreth entanglith him silfe with worldely busynes and that be cause he wolde please him that hath chosen him to be a soudier.
  • Acts 4:19 : 19 But Peter and Iohn answered vnto them and sayde: whether it be right in the syght of God to obeye you moare then God iudge ye.
  • Acts 21:22 : 22 What is it therfore? The multitude must nedes come togeder. For they shall heare that thou arte come.
  • Acts 25:27 : 27 For me thynketh it vnreasonable for to sende a presoner and not to shewe the causes which are layde agaynst him.

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  • Acts 6:3-7
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    3 Wherfore brethren loke ye out amoge you seven men of honest reporte and full of the holy goost and wysdome which we maye apoynte to this nedfull busynes.

    4 But we will geve oure selves cotinually to prayer and to the ministracion of ye worde.

    5 And the sayinge pleased the whoale multitude. And they chose Steven a man full of fayth and of the holy goost and Philip and Prochorus and Nichanor and Timon and Permenas and Nicholas a converte of Antioche.

    6 Which they set before the Apostles and they prayed and layde their hondes on them.

    7 And the worde of God encreased and the noubre of the disciples multiplied in Ierusalem greatly and a great company of the prestes were obedient to the faythe.

  • 1 In those dayes as the nombre of the disciples grewe ther arose a grudge amonge the Grekes agaynst the Ebrues be cause their wyddowes were despysed in the dayly mynystracion.

  • Acts 15:6-7
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    6 And ye Apostles and elders came to geder to reason of this matter.

    7 And when ther was moche disputinge Peter rose vp and sayde vnto them: Ye men and brethren ye knowe how that a good whyle agoo God chose amoge vs that the getyls by my mouth shuld heare the worde of the gospell and beleve.

  • 2 As they mynistred to the Lorde and fasted the holy goost sayde: separate me Barnabas and Saul for ye worke where vnto I have called them.

  • 6 Ether only I and Barnabas have not power this to do?

  • 35 and layed yt doune at the Apostles fete. And distribucion was made vnto every man accordinge as he had nede.

  • Mark 6:36-37
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    36 let the departe that they maye goo into the countrey rounde about and into the tounes and bye the breed: for they have nothinge to eate.

    37 He answered and sayde vnto them: geve ye the to eate. And they sayde vnto him: shall we goo and bye ii.C. penyworth of breed and geve the to eate?

  • Luke 9:12-13
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    12 And when ye daye beganne to weare awaye then came the twelve and sayde vnto him: sende ye people awaye that they maye goo into the tounes and villages roundabout and lodge and get meate for we are here in a place of wyldernes.

    13 But he sayde vnto them: Geve ye the to eate. And they sayde. We have no moo but fyve loves and two fisshes except we shuld goo and bye meate for all this people.

  • 16 But Iesus sayde vnto them. They have no neade to go awaye. Geve ye the to eate.

  • 29 Then the disciples every man accordinge to his abilite purposed to sende socoure vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iewry.

  • 7 Let him that hath an office wayte on his office. Let him that teacheth take hede to his doctrine.

  • 29 Peter and the other Apostles answered and sayde: We ought moare to obey God then men.

  • 13 And assone as it was daye he called his disciples and of the he chose twelve which also he called apostles.

  • John 6:11-13
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    11 And Iesus toke the breed and gave thankes and gave to the disciples and his disciples to them that were set doune. And lykwyse of the fysshes as moche as they wolde.

    12 When they had eate ynough he sayd vnto his disciples: gadder vp the broke meate that remayneth: that nothinge be loost.

    13 And they gadered it to geder and fylled twelve baskettes with the broken meate of the five barly loves which broken meate remayned vnto the that had eaten.

  • 19 But Peter and Iohn answered vnto them and sayde: whether it be right in the syght of God to obeye you moare then God iudge ye.

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    8 Nether toke we breed of eny ma for nought: but wrought with laboure and travayle nyght and daye because we wolde not be grevous to eny of you:

    9 not but that we had auctoritie: but to make oure selves an insample vnto you to folowe vs.

  • 15 And in those dayes Peter stode vp in the myddes of the disciples and sayde (the noumbre of names that were to gether were aboute an hondred and twenty)

  • 7 with good will servinge ye Lorde and not men.

  • 20 For thys we eschue that eny man shuld rebuke vs in this plenteous distribucion that is ministred by vs

  • 28 For it semed good to the holy gost and to vs to put no grevous thinge to you more then these necessary thinges:

  • 67 Then sayde Iesus to the twelve: will ye alsoo goo awaye?

  • 6 nether sought we prayse of men nether of you nor yet of eny other when we myght have bene chargeable as the apostles of Christ

  • 19 Wherfore my sentece is yt we trouble not them which fro amonge the gentyls are turned to God:

  • 31 And he sayd vnto them: come ye aparte into the wyldernes and rest awhyle. For there were many comers and goers that they had no leasure so moche as to eate.

  • Acts 4:15-16
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    15 But they comaunded them to go a syde out of the counsell and counceled amoge them selves

    16 sayinge: what shall we do to these men? For a manifest signe is done by the and is openly knowen to all them that dwell in Ierusalem and we canot denye it.

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    24 For as moche as we have hearde yt certayne which departed fro vs have troubled you with wordes and combred youre myndes sayinge: Ye must be circumcised and kepe the lawe to whom we gave no soche comaundemet.

    25 It semed therfore to vs a good thinge when we were come to gedder with one accorde to sende chosyn men vnto you with oure beloved Barnabas and Paul

  • 46 And they continued dayly with one acorde in the teple and brake breed in every housse and dyd eate their meate to gedder with gladnes and singlenes of her

  • 7 Philip answered him two hondred peny worthe of breed are not sufficient for them yt every ma have a litell.

  • 2 se that ye fede Christes flocke which is amonge you takynge the oversyght of them not as though ye were compelled therto but willyngly: not for the desyre of filthy lucre but of a good mynde.

  • 42 And they continued in the Apostles doctrine and felloushippe and in breakinge of breed and in prayer.

  • 10 For god is not vnrighteous that he shuld forget youre worke and laboure that procedeth of love which love shewed in his name which have ministred vnto the saynctes and yet minister

  • 5 Then Iesus lifte vp his eyes and sawe a greate copany come vnto him and sayde vnto Philip: whence shall we bye breed yt these might eate.

  • 21 Wherfore of these me which have copanyed with vs all ye tyme that the Lorde Iesus wet in and out amonge vs

  • 2 And when ther was rysen dissencion and disputinge not a litle vnto Paul and Barnabas agaynst them. They determined that Paul and Barnabas and certayne other of them shuld ascende to Ierusalem vnto the Apostles and elders aboute this question.

  • 14 And he ordeyned ye.xii. that they shuld be wt him and that he myght sende the to preache:

  • 10 warnynge only that we shulde remember the poore. Which thinge also I was diligent to do.

  • 13 Do ye not vnderstoder how that they which minister in the temple have their fyndynge of the temple? And they which wayte at the aulter are partakers with ye aultre?

  • 9 Then ther arose certayne of the synagoge which are called Lybertines and Syrenites and of Alexandria and of Cilicia and Asia and disputed with Steven.