Verse 1

And{G1161} in{G1722} those{G5025} days{G2250}, when the number{G4129} of the disciples{G3101} was multiplied{G4129}{(G5723)}, there arose{G1096}{(G5633)} a murmuring{G1112} of the Grecians{G1675} against{G4314} the Hebrews{G1445}, because{G3754} their{G846} widows{G5503} were neglected{G3865}{(G5712)} in{G1722} the daily{G2522} ministration{G1248}.

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 4:35 : 35 And{G2532} laid them down{G5087}{(G5707)} at{G3844} the apostles{G652}' feet{G4228}: and{G1161} distribution was made{G1239}{(G5712)} unto every man{G1538} according{G2530} as{G302} he had{G2192}{(G5707)} need{G5100}{G5532}.
  • Acts 2:41 : 41 Then{G3303}{G3767} they that gladly{G780} received{G588}{(G5666)} his{G846} word{G3056} were baptized{G907}{(G5681)}: and{G2532} the same{G1565} day{G2250} there were added{G4369}{(G5681)} unto them about{G5616} three thousand{G5153} souls{G5590}.
  • Acts 2:47 : 47 Praising{G134}{(G5723)} God{G2316}, and{G2532} having{G2192}{(G5723)} favour{G5485} with{G4314} all{G3650} the people{G2992}. And{G1161} the Lord{G2962} added{G4369}{(G5707)} to the church{G1577} daily{G2596}{G2250} such as should be saved{G4982}{(G5746)}.
  • Acts 6:7 : 7 And{G2532} the word{G3056} of God{G2316} increased{G837}{(G5707)}; and{G2532} the number{G706} of the disciples{G3101} multiplied{G4129}{(G5712)} in{G1722} Jerusalem{G2419} greatly{G4970}; and{G5037} a great{G4183} company{G3793} of the priests{G2409} were obedient{G5219}{(G5707)} to the faith{G4102}.
  • Acts 9:29 : 29 And{G2532} he spake{G2980}{(G5707)} boldly{G3955}{(G5740)} in{G1722} the name{G3686} of the Lord{G2962} Jesus{G2424}, and{G5037}{G2532} disputed{G4802}{(G5707)} against{G4314} the Grecians{G1675}: but{G1161} they went about{G2021}{(G5707)} to slay{G337}{(G5629)} him{G846}.
  • Acts 9:39 : 39 Then{G1161} Peter{G4074} arose{G450}{(G5631)} and went with{G4905}{(G5627)} them{G846}. When he{G3739} was come{G3854}{(G5637)}, they brought him{G321}{(G5627)} into{G1519} the upper chamber{G5253}: and{G2532} all{G3956} the widows{G5503} stood by{G3936}{(G5656)} him{G846} weeping{G2799}{(G5723)}, and{G2532} shewing{G1925}{(G5734)} the coats{G5509} and{G2532} garments{G2440} which{G3745} Dorcas{G1393} made{G4160}{(G5707)}, while she was{G5607}{(G5752)} with{G3326} them{G846}.
  • Acts 9:41 : 41 And{G1161} he gave{G1325}{(G5631)} her{G846} his hand{G5495}, and lifted{G450} her{G846} up{G450}{(G5656)}, and{G1161} when he had called{G5455}{(G5660)} the saints{G40} and{G2532} widows{G5503}, presented{G3936}{(G5656)} her{G846} alive{G2198}{(G5723)}.
  • Acts 11:20 : 20 And{G1161} some{G5100} of{G1537} them{G846} were{G2258}{(G5713)} men{G435} of Cyprus{G2953} and{G2532} Cyrene{G2956}, which{G3748}, when they were come{G1525}{(G5631)} to{G1519} Antioch{G490}, spake{G2980}{(G5707)} unto{G4314} the Grecians{G1675}, preaching{G2097}{(G5734)} the Lord{G2962} Jesus{G2424}.
  • Acts 4:4 : 4 Howbeit{G1161} many{G4183} of them which heard{G191}{(G5660)} the word{G3056} believed{G4100}{(G5656)}; and{G2532} the number{G706} of the men{G435} was{G1096}{(G5675)} about{G5616} five{G4002} thousand{G5505}.
  • Acts 5:14 : 14 And{G1161} believers{G4100}{(G5723)} were{G4369} the more{G3123} added{G4369}{(G5712)} to the Lord{G2962}, multitudes{G4128} both{G5037} of men{G435} and{G2532} women{G1135}.)
  • 2 Cor 11:22 : 22 Are they{G1526}{(G5748)} Hebrews{G1445}? so am I{G2504}. Are they{G1526}{(G5748)} Israelites{G2475}? so am I{G2504}. Are they{G1526}{(G5748)} the seed{G4690} of Abraham{G11}? so am I{G2504}.
  • Phil 3:5 : 5 Circumcised{G4061} the eighth{G3637} day, of{G1537} the stock{G1085} of Israel{G2474}, of the tribe{G5443} of Benjamin{G958}, an Hebrew{G1445} of{G1537} the Hebrews{G1445}; as touching{G2596} the law{G3551}, a Pharisee{G5330};
  • 1 Tim 5:4-5 : 4 But{G1161} if any{G1536} widow{G5503} have{G2192}{(G5719)} children{G5043} or{G2228} nephews{G1549}, let them learn{G3129}{(G5720)} first{G4412} to shew piety{G2151}{(G5721)} at home{G2398}{G3624}, and{G2532} to requite{G287}{G591}{(G5721)} their parents{G4269}: for{G1063} that{G5124} is{G2076}{(G5748)} good{G2570} and{G2532} acceptable{G587} before{G1799} God{G2316}. 5 Now{G1161} she that is a widow{G5503} indeed{G3689}, and{G2532} desolate{G3443}{(G5772)}, trusteth{G1679}{(G5758)} in{G1909} God{G2316}, and{G2532} continueth{G4357}{(G5719)} in supplications{G1162} and{G2532} prayers{G4335} night{G3571} and{G2532} day{G2250}.
  • 1 Tim 5:9 : 9 Let{G2639} not{G3361} a widow{G5503} be taken into the number{G2639}{(G5744)} under{G1640} threescore{G1835} years old{G2094}, having been{G1096}{(G5756)} the wife{G1135} of one{G1520} man{G435},
  • Heb 13:1 : 1 Let{G3306} brotherly love{G5360} continue{G3306}{(G5720)}.
  • Jas 1:27 : 27 Pure{G2513} religion{G2356} and{G2532} undefiled{G283} before{G3844} God{G2316} and{G2532} the Father{G3962} is{G2076}{(G5748)} this{G3778}, To visit{G1980}{(G5738)} the fatherless{G3737} and{G2532} widows{G5503} in{G1722} their{G846} affliction{G2347}, and to keep{G5083}{(G5721)} himself{G1438} unspotted{G784} from{G575} the world{G2889}.
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 {G2228} Do ye think{G1380}{(G5719)} that{G3754} the scripture{G1124} saith{G3004}{(G5719)} in vain{G2761}, The spirit{G4151} that{G3739} dwelleth{G2730}{(G5656)} in{G1722} us{G2254} lusteth{G1971}{(G5719)} to{G4314} envy{G5355}?
  • Jas 5:9 : 9 Grudge{G4727}{(G5720)} not{G3361} one against another{G2596}{G240}, brethren{G80}, lest{G3363} ye be condemned{G2632}{(G5686)}: behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, the judge{G2923} standeth{G2476}{(G5707)} before{G4253} the door{G2374}.
  • Acts 5:28 : 28 Saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Did{G3853} not{G3756} we straitly{G3852} command{G3853}{(G5656)} you{G5213} that ye should{G1321} not{G3361} teach{G1321}{(G5721)} in{G1909} this{G5129} name{G3686}? and{G2532}, behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, ye have filled{G4137}{(G5758)} Jerusalem{G2419} with your{G5216} doctrine{G1322}, and{G2532} intend{G1014}{(G5736)} to bring{G1863}{(G5629)} this{G5127} man's{G444} blood{G129} upon{G1909} us{G2248}.
  • Acts 2:45 : 45 And{G2532} sold{G4097}{(G5707)} their possessions{G2933} and{G2532} goods{G5223}, and{G2532} parted{G1266}{(G5707)} them{G846} to all{G3956} men, as{G2530} every man{G5100} had{G302}{G2192}{(G5707)} need{G5532}.
  • 1 Cor 10:10 : 10 Neither{G3366} murmur ye{G1111}{(G5720)}, as{G2531} some{G5100} of them{G846} also{G2532} murmured{G1111}{(G5656)}, and{G2532} were destroyed{G622}{(G5639)} of{G5259} the destroyer{G3644}.
  • Deut 24:19-21 : 19 When thou cuttest down{H7114}{(H8799)} thine harvest{H7105} in thy field{H7704}, and hast forgot{H7911}{(H8804)} a sheaf{H6016} in the field{H7704}, thou shalt not go again{H7725}{(H8799)} to fetch{H3947}{(H8800)} it: it shall be for the stranger{H1616}, for the fatherless{H3490}, and for the widow{H490}: that the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} may bless{H1288}{(H8762)} thee in all the work{H4639} of thine hands{H3027}. 20 When thou beatest{H2251}{(H8799)} thine olive tree{H2132}, thou shalt not go over the boughs{H6286}{(H8762)} again{H310}: it shall be for the stranger{H1616}, for the fatherless{H3490}, and for the widow{H490}. 21 When thou gatherest{H1219}{(H8799)} the grapes of thy vineyard{H3754}, thou shalt not glean{H5953}{(H8779)} it afterward{H310}: it shall be for the stranger{H1616}, for the fatherless{H3490}, and for the widow{H490}.
  • Deut 26:12 : 12 When thou hast made an end{H3615}{(H8762)} of tithing{H6237}{(H8687)} all the tithes{H4643} of thine increase{H8393} the third{H7992} year{H8141}, which is the year{H8141} of tithing{H4643}, and hast given{H5414}{(H8804)} it unto the Levite{H3881}, the stranger{H1616}, the fatherless{H3490}, and the widow{H490}, that they may eat{H398}{(H8804)} within thy gates{H8179}, and be filled{H7646}{(H8804)};
  • Job 29:13 : 13 The blessing{H1293} of him that was ready to perish{H6}{(H8802)} came{H935}{(H8799)} upon me: and I caused the widow's{H490} heart{H3820} to sing for joy{H7442}{(H8686)}.
  • Job 31:16 : 16 If I have withheld{H4513}{(H8799)} the poor{H1800} from their desire{H2656}, or have caused the eyes{H5869} of the widow{H490} to fail{H3615}{(H8762)};
  • Ps 72:16 : 16 There shall be an handful{H6451} of corn{H1250} in the earth{H776} upon the top{H7218} of the mountains{H2022}; the fruit{H6529} thereof shall shake{H7493}{H8799)} like Lebanon{H3844}: and they of the city{H5892} shall flourish{H6692}{H8686)} like grass{H6212} of the earth{H776}.
  • Ps 110:3 : 3 Thy people{H5971} shall be willing{H5071} in the day{H3117} of thy power{H2428}, in the beauties{H1926} of holiness{H6944} from the womb{H7358} of the morning{H4891}: thou hast the dew{H2919} of thy youth{H3208}.
  • Isa 1:17 : 17 Learn{H3925}{(H8798)} to do well{H3190}{(H8687)}; seek{H1875}{(H8798)} judgment{H4941}, relieve{H833}{(H8761)} the oppressed{H2541}, judge{H8199}{(H8798)} the fatherless{H3490}, plead{H7378}{(H8798)} for the widow{H490}.
  • Isa 27:6 : 6 He shall cause them that come{H935}{(H8802)} of Jacob{H3290} to take root{H8327}{(H8686)}: Israel{H3478} shall blossom{H6692}{(H8686)} and bud{H6524}{(H8804)}, and fill{H4390}{(H8804)} the face{H6440} of the world{H8398} with fruit{H8570}.
  • Jer 30:19 : 19 And out of them shall proceed{H3318}{(H8804)} thanksgiving{H8426} and the voice{H6963} of them that make merry{H7832}{(H8764)}: and I will multiply{H7235}{(H8689)} them, and they shall not be few{H4591}{(H8799)}; I will also glorify{H3513}{(H8689)} them, and they shall not be small{H6819}{(H8799)}.
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 In thee have they set light{H7043}{(H8689)} by father{H1} and mother{H517}: in the midst{H8432} of thee have they dealt{H6213}{(H8804)} by oppression{H6233} with the stranger{H1616}: in thee have they vexed{H3238}{(H8689)} the fatherless{H3490} and the widow{H490}.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near{H7126}{(H8804)} to you to judgment{H4941}; and I will be a swift{H4116}{(H8764)} witness{H5707} against the sorcerers{H3784}{(H8764)}, and against the adulterers{H5003}{(H8764)}, and against false{H8267} swearers{H7650}{(H8737)}, and against those that oppress{H6231}{(H8802)} the hireling{H7916} in his wages{H7939}, the widow{H490}, and the fatherless{H3490}, and that turn aside{H5186}{(H8688)} the stranger{H1616} from his right, and fear{H3372}{(H8804)} not me, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}.
  • Matt 23:13 : 13 But{G1161} woe{G3759} unto you{G5213}, scribes{G1122} and{G2532} Pharisees{G5330}, hypocrites{G5273}! for{G3754} ye shut up{G2808}{(G5719)} the kingdom{G932} of heaven{G3772} against{G1715} men{G444}: for{G1063} ye{G5210} neither{G3761} go in{G1525}{(G5736)} yourselves, neither{G3756} suffer ye{G863}{(G5719)} them that are entering{G1525}{(G5740)} to go in{G1525}{(G5629)}.