Deuteronomy 1:13
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13 (A)Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.’
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Deuteronomy 1:13
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13 Choose some wise, understanding and respected men(A) from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.”
Exodus 18:21
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21 Moreover, look for (A)able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
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Exodus 18:21
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21 But select capable men(A) from all the people—men who fear(B) God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain(C)—and appoint them as officials(D) over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.
Acts 1:21-23
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21 So one of the men who have accompanied us during (A)all the time that the Lord Jesus (B)went in and out among us, 22 (C)beginning from the baptism of John until the day when (D)he was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us (E)a witness to his resurrection.” 23 And they put forward two, Joseph called (F)Barsabbas, who was also called (G)Justus, and (H)Matthias.
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Acts 1:21-23
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21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us, 22 beginning from John’s baptism(A) to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness(B) with us of his resurrection.”
23 So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
Numbers 11:16-17
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Elders Appointed to Aid Moses
16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Gather for me (A)seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and (B)officers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you. 17 (C)And I will come down and talk with you there. And (D)I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them, and (E)they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not bear it yourself alone.
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Numbers 11:16-17
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16 The Lord said to Moses: “Bring me seventy of Israel’s elders(A) who are known to you as leaders and officials among the people.(B) Have them come to the tent of meeting,(C) that they may stand there with you. 17 I will come down and speak with you(D) there, and I will take some of the power of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them.(E) They will share the burden of the people with you so that you will not have to carry it alone.(F)
Acts 6:2-6
English Standard Version
2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. 3 (A)Therefore, brothers,[a] pick out from among you seven men (B)of good repute, (C)full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. 4 But (D)we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” 5 And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, (E)a man full of faith and (F)of the Holy Spirit, and (G)Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, (H)a proselyte of Antioch. 6 These they set before the apostles, and (I)they prayed and (J)laid their hands on them.
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- Acts 6:3 Or brothers and sisters
Acts 6:2-6
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2 So the Twelve gathered all the disciples(A) together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God(B) in order to wait on tables. 3 Brothers and sisters,(C) choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit(D) and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them(E) 4 and will give our attention to prayer(F) and the ministry of the word.”
5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen,(G) a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit;(H) also Philip,(I) Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. 6 They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed(J) and laid their hands on them.(K)
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