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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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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

31 So he went to her bedside, took her by the hand, and helped her sit up. Then the fever left her, and she prepared a meal for them.

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31 So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up.(A) The fever left her and she began to wait on them.

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12 Meanwhile, the young man was taken home alive and well, and everyone was greatly relieved.

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12 The people took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.

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Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened.

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Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong.

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15 Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother.

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15 The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

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12 A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her.

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12 As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.

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The Lord protects the foreigners among us.
    He cares for the orphans and widows,
    but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.

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The Lord watches over the foreigner(A)
    and sustains the fatherless(B) and the widow,(C)
    but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

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13 I helped those without hope, and they blessed me.
    And I caused the widows’ hearts to sing for joy.

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13 The one who was dying blessed me;(A)
    I made the widow’s(B) heart sing.

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23 Then Elijah brought him down from the upper room and gave him to his mother. “Look!” he said. “Your son is alive!”

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23 Elijah picked up the child and carried him down from the room into the house. He gave him to his mother(A) and said, “Look, your son is alive!”

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26 “Joseph is still alive!” they told him. “And he is governor of all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned at the news—he couldn’t believe it.

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26 They told him, “Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler of all Egypt.”(A) Jacob was stunned; he did not believe them.(B)

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