Acts 6:2 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

0 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that spoke.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

So the Twelve [apostles] convened the multitude of the disciples and said, It is not seemly or desirable or right that we should have to give up or neglect [preaching] the Word of God in order to attend to serving at tables and superintending the distribution of food.

American Standard Version (1901)

And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not fit that we should forsake the word of God, and serve tables.

Common English Bible

The Twelve called a meeting of all the disciples and said, “It isn’t right for us to set aside proclamation of God’s word in order to serve tables.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And so the twelve, calling together the multitude of the disciples, said: "It is not fair for us to leave behind the Word of God to serve at tables also.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Then the twelve calling together the multitude of the disciples, said: It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

Acts 6:2 Cross References

Nehemiah 6:3

And I sent to them, saying: There is no such thing done as thou sayest: but thou feignest these things out of thy own heart.

Acts 21:22

0 And the whole city was in an uproar: and the people ran together. And taking Paul, they drew him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut.

Acts 25:27

Why should it be thought a thing incredible, that God should raise the dead?

Acts 4:19

7 For of a truth there assembled together in this city against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel,

Acts 6:1

Now there arose some of that which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

Acts 6:3

1 Then they suborned men to say, they had heard him speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.

2 Timothy 2:4

3 If we believe not, he continueth faithful, he can not deny himself.