⁴ If you have ordinary cases, then, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church?

¹² For what have I to do with judging those outside? Are you not judges of those who are inside?^(A)

² And the twelve called together the whole community of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.^{[a] 3} Therefore, brothers and sisters, select from among yourselves seven men of good standing, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this task,^{(A) 4} while we, for our part, will devote ourselves to prayer and to serving the word.”