³ So, ·brothers and sisters [or brothers; ^Cuncertain whether women would have been included in that culture], choose seven of your own men who ·are good [have a good reputation], full of the Spirit and full of wisdom. We will ·put [appoint] them in charge of this ·work [responsibility; ^Lneed].

¹⁰ But ·the Spirit was helping him to speak with wisdom, and his words were so strong that they could not argue with him [^Lthey could not resist the wisdom and Spirit/spirit by which he spoke].