Acts 6:1
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6 Now in these days (A)when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists[a] arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in (B)the daily distribution.
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- Acts 6:1 That is, Greek-speaking Jews
Acts 4:35
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35 and (A)laid it at the apostles' feet, and (B)it was distributed to each as any had need.
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Acts 2:41
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41 So those who received his word were baptized, and (A)there were added that day about three thousand souls.
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James 5:9
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9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, (A)so that you may not be judged; behold, (B)the Judge is standing (C)at the door.
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Acts 9:39
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39 So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to (A)the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics[a] and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.
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- Acts 9:39 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
Acts 6:7
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7 And (A)the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests (B)became obedient to (C)the faith.
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Acts 2:47
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47 praising God and (A)having favor with all the people. And the Lord (B)added to their number (C)day by day those who (D)were being saved.
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Acts 11:20
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20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists[a] also, (A)preaching the Lord Jesus.
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- Acts 11:20 Or Greeks (that is, Greek-speaking non-Jews)
Acts 9:41
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41 And he gave her his hand and raised her up. Then, calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
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Acts 9:29
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29 And he spoke and disputed against (A)the Hellenists.[a] But (B)they were seeking to kill him.
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- Acts 9:29 That is, Greek-speaking Jews
Acts 5:14
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14 And (A)more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,
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Acts 4:4
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4 But many of those who had heard the word believed, and (A)the number of the men came to about five thousand.
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Hebrews 13:1
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2 Corinthians 11:22
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22 Are they Hebrews? (A)So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they offspring of Abraham? So am I.
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Matthew 23:13
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13 “But woe (A)to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you (B)shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you (C)neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.[a]
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- Matthew 23:13 Some manuscripts add here (or after verse 12) verse 14: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive the greater condemnation
Malachi 3:5
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5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be (A)a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those (B)who oppress the hired worker in his wages, (C)the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
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Jeremiah 30:19
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19 (A)Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,
and the voices of those who celebrate.
(B)I will multiply them, and they shall not be few;
I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.
Isaiah 27:6
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6 (A)In days to come[a] Jacob shall take root,
Israel shall blossom and put forth shoots
and fill the whole world with fruit.
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- Isaiah 27:6 Hebrew In those to come
Isaiah 1:17
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17 learn to do good;
(A)seek justice,
correct oppression;
(B)bring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow's cause.
Psalm 72:16
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16 May there be abundance of grain in the land;
on the tops of the mountains may it wave;
may its fruit be like Lebanon;
and may people (A)blossom in the cities
like the (B)grass of the field!
James 4:5
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5 Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit (A)that he has made to dwell in us”?
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James 1:27
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27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: (A)to visit (B)orphans and widows in their affliction, and (C)to keep oneself (D)unstained from the world.
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1 Timothy 5:9
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9 Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been (A)the wife of one husband,[a]
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- 1 Timothy 5:9 Or a woman of one man
1 Timothy 5:4-5
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4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn (A)to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for (B)this is pleasing in the sight of God. 5 She (C)who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and (D)continues in supplications and prayers night and day,
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