Acts 6:1

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At that time, as the number of disciples grew, Greek-speaking Jews complained about the Hebrew-speaking Jews. The Greek-speaking Jews claimed that the widows among them were neglected every day when food and other assistance was distributed.

Cross References

Acts 4:35

to the apostles. Then the money was distributed to anyone who needed it.

Acts 2:41

Those who accepted what Peter said were baptized. That day about 3,000 people were added ⌞to the group⌟.

James 5:9

Brothers and sisters, stop complaining about each other, or you will be condemned. Realize that the judge is standing at the door.

Acts 9:39

So Peter went with them. When he arrived, he was taken upstairs. All the widows stood around him. They were crying and showing Peter the articles of clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

Acts 6:7

God’s word continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem grew very large. A large number of priests accepted the faith.

Acts 2:47

At the same time, they praised God and had the good will of all the people. Every day the Lord saved people, and they were added to the group.

Philippians 3:5

I was circumcised on the eighth day. I’m a descendant of Israel. I’m from the tribe of Benjamin. I’m a pure-blooded Hebrew. When it comes to following Jewish laws, I was a Pharisee.

Acts 11:20

But other believers, who were from Cyprus and Cyrene, arrived in Antioch. They started to spread the Good News about the Lord Jesus to Greeks.

Acts 9:41

Peter took her hand and helped her stand up. After he called the believers, especially the widows, he presented Tabitha to them. She was alive.

Acts 9:29

He talked and argued with Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to murder him.

Acts 5:14

More men and women than ever began to believe in the Lord.

Acts 4:4

But many of those who had heard the message became believers, so the number of men who believed grew to about 5,000.

Hebrews 13:1

Continue to love each other.

2 Corinthians 11:22

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they Abraham’s descendants? So am I.

Acts 2:45

From time to time, they sold their property and other possessions and distributed the money to anyone who needed it.

Matthew 23:13

“How horrible it will be for you, experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You don’t enter it yourselves, and you don’t permit others to enter when they try.

Malachi 3:5

“I will come to judge you. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers, lying witnesses, and those who cheat workers out of their wages and oppress widows and orphans. I will also testify against those who deprive foreigners of their rights. None of them fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.

Jeremiah 30:19

The people who live there will sing songs of praise, and the sound of laughter will be heard from there. I’ll make them numerous, and their number won’t decrease. I’ll bring them honor, and they won’t be considered unimportant.

Isaiah 27:6

In times to come Jacob will take root. Israel will blossom, bud, and fill the whole world with fruit.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good. Seek justice. Arrest oppressors. Defend orphans. Plead the case of widows.”

Psalm 72:16

May there be plenty of grain in the land. May it wave ⌞in the breeze⌟ on the mountaintops, its fruit like ⌞the treetops of⌟ Lebanon. May those from the city flourish like the grass on the ground.

James 4:5

Do you think this passage means nothing? It says, “The Spirit that lives in us wants us to be his own.”

James 1:27

Pure, unstained religion, according to God our Father, is to take care of orphans and widows when they suffer and to remain uncorrupted by this world.

1 Timothy 5:9

Any widow who had only one husband and is at least 60 years old should be put on your list ⌞of widows⌟.

1 Corinthians 10:10

Don’t complain as some of them did. The angel of death destroyed them.

Acts 5:28

He said, “We gave you strict orders not to mention Jesus’ name when you teach. Yet, you’ve filled Jerusalem with your teachings. You want to take revenge on us for putting that man to death.”

Ezekiel 22:7

People in you hate their fathers and mothers. They oppress foreigners in you. They oppress orphans and widows in you.

Psalm 110:3

Your people will volunteer when you call up your army. Your young people will come to you in holy splendor like dew in the early morning.

Job 31:16

“If I have refused the requests of the poor or made a widow’s eyes stop ⌞looking for help⌟,

Job 29:13

I received a blessing from the dying. I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

Deuteronomy 26:12

Every third year is the year when you will store a tenth of that year’s crops ⌞in your houses⌟. During that year distribute what you have stored to the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows in your cities, and they may eat all they want.

Acts 6:2

The twelve apostles called all the disciples together and told them, “It’s not right for us to give up God’s word in order to distribute food.

Acts 11:26

After finding Saul, Barnabas brought him back to Antioch. Barnabas and Saul met with the church in Antioch for a whole year and taught a large group of people. The disciples were called Christians for the first time in the city of Antioch.

Acts 11:29

All the disciples in Antioch decided to contribute whatever they could afford to help the believers living in Judea.

Romans 12:7

If your gift is serving, then devote yourself to serving. If it is teaching, devote yourself to teaching.

1 Timothy 5:3

Honor widows who have no families.