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Acts 6:1-3
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Acts 6:1-3
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Seven Chosen to Serve
6 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists[a] murmured against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the body of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. 3 Therefore, brethren, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this duty.
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- 6.1 Hellenists: Greek-speaking Jews of the Dispersion, who had their own synagogues in Jerusalem and read the scriptures in Greek.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
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