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Seven Men Chosen to Serve

But as the believers[a] rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:1 Greek disciples; also in 6:2, 7.

The Choosing of the Seven

In those days when the number of disciples was increasing,(A) the Hellenistic Jews[a](B) among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows(C) were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 6:1 That is, Jews who had adopted the Greek language and culture

35 and bring the money to the apostles to give to those in need.

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35 and put it at the apostles’ feet,(A) and it was distributed to anyone who had need.(B)

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41 Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.

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41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number(A) that day.

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Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door!

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Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters,(A) or you will be judged. The Judge(B) is standing at the door!(C)

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39 So Peter returned with them; and as soon as he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room. The room was filled with widows who were weeping and showing him the coats and other clothes Dorcas had made for them.

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39 Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows(A) stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

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So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too.

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So the word of God spread.(A) The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly,(B) and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

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47 all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.

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47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.(A) And the Lord added to their number(B) daily those who were being saved.

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I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin—a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law.

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circumcised(A) on the eighth day, of the people of Israel,(B) of the tribe of Benjamin,(C) a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee;(D)

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20 However, some of the believers who went to Antioch from Cyprus and Cyrene began preaching to the Gentiles[a] about the Lord Jesus.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:20 Greek the Hellenists (i.e., those who speak Greek); other manuscripts read the Greeks.

20 Some of them, however, men from Cyprus(A) and Cyrene,(B) went to Antioch(C) and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news(D) about the Lord Jesus.

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41 He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the believers, and he presented her to them alive.

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41 He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive.

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29 He debated with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to murder him.

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29 He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews,[a](A) but they tried to kill him.(B)

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  1. Acts 9:29 That is, Jews who had adopted the Greek language and culture

14 Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women.

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14 Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.(A)

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But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of men who believed now totaled about 5,000.

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But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew(A) to about five thousand.

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