Acts 6:1

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More and more people were becoming followers of Jesus. But during this same time, the Greek-speaking followers began to complain against the other Jewish followers. They said that their widows were not getting their share of what the followers received every day.

Cross References

Acts 4:35

and gave it to the apostles. Then everyone was given whatever they needed.

Acts 2:41

Then those who accepted what Peter said were baptized. On that day about 3000 people were added to the group of believers.

James 5:9

Brothers and sisters, don’t complain against each other. If you don’t stop complaining, you will be judged guilty. And the Judge is ready to come!

Acts 9:39

Peter got ready and went with them. When he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room. All the widows stood around him. They were crying and showing him the coats and other clothes that Tabitha had made during her time with them.

Acts 6:7

The word of God was reaching more and more people. The group of followers in Jerusalem became larger and larger. Even a big group of Jewish priests believed and obeyed.

Acts 2:47

The believers praised God and were respected by all the people. More and more people were being saved every day, and the Lord was adding them to their group.

Philippians 3:5

I was circumcised on the eighth day after my birth. I am from the people of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin. I am a true Jew, and so were my parents. The law was very important to me. That is why I became a Pharisee.

Acts 11:20

Some of these believers were men from Cyprus and Cyrene. When these men came to Antioch, they began speaking to people who were not Jews. They told them the Good News about the Lord Jesus.

Acts 9:41

He gave her his hand and helped her stand up. Then he called the believers and the widows into the room. He showed them Tabitha; she was alive!

Acts 9:29

He often had arguments with the Greek-speaking Jews, who began making plans to kill him.

Acts 5:14

More and more people believed in the Lord, and many men and women were added to the group of believers.

Acts 4:4

But many of the people who heard the apostles believed what they said. There were now about 5000 men in the group of believers.

Hebrews 13:1

Continue loving each other as brothers and sisters in Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:22

Are those people Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they from Abraham’s family? So am I.

Acts 2:45

They sold their land and the things they owned. Then they divided the money and gave it to those who needed it.

Matthew 23:13

“It will be bad for you teachers of the law and you Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You close the way for people to enter God’s kingdom. You yourselves don’t enter, and you stop those who are trying to enter.

Malachi 3:5

Then I will bring you to justice. I will be an expert witness and testify about the evil things people do. I will speak out against those who do evil magic or commit adultery. I will speak out against those who make false promises and cheat their workers and don’t pay them the money they promised. I will testify against those who don’t help strangers, or widows and orphans. And I will testify against those who don’t respect me.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

Jeremiah 30:19

People in those places will sing songs of praise, and there will be the sound of laughter. I will give them many children. Israel and Judah will not be small. I will bring honor to them. No one will look down on them.

Isaiah 27:6

In the future, Jacob will take root firmly on his soil. Then Israel will sprout and bloom, and the world will be filled with his fruit.”

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good. Treat people fairly. Punish those who hurt others. Speak up for the widows and orphans. Argue their cases for them in court.

Psalm 72:16

May the fields grow plenty of grain and the hills be covered with crops. May the fields be as fertile as Lebanon, and may people fill the cities as grass covers a field.

James 4:5

Do you think the Scriptures mean nothing? The Scriptures say, “The Spirit God made to live in us wants us only for himself.”

James 1:27

The worship that God wants is this: caring for orphans or widows who need help and keeping yourself free from the world’s evil influence. This is the kind of worship that God accepts as pure and good.

1 Timothy 5:9

To be added to your list of widows, a woman must be 60 years old or older. She must have been faithful to her husband.

1 Corinthians 10:10

And don’t complain as some of them did. Because they complained, they were killed by the angel that destroys.

Acts 5:28

He said, “We told you never again to teach using that name. But look at what you have done! You have filled Jerusalem with your teaching. And you are trying to blame us for his death.”

Ezekiel 22:7

And the people in Jerusalem don’t respect their parents. There in the city, they abuse the foreigners. They cheat orphans and widows in that place.

Psalm 110:3

Your people will gladly join you when you gather your army together. You will wear your special clothes and meet together early in the morning. Your young men will be all around you like dew on the ground.

Job 31:16

“I have never refused to help the poor. I always gave widows what they needed.

Job 29:13

People who were dying asked God to bless me. My help brought joy to widows in need.

Deuteronomy 26:12

“Every third year is the Year of Tithes. In that year, you must give one-tenth of your harvest to the Levites, to the foreigners living in your country, and to the widows and orphans. Then they will have plenty to eat in every city.

Acts 6:2

The twelve apostles called the whole group of followers together. The apostles said to them, “It would not be right for us to give up our work of teaching God’s word in order to be in charge of getting food to people.

Acts 11:26

When he found him, he brought him to Antioch. They stayed there a whole year. Every time the church came together, Barnabas and Saul met with them and taught many people. It was in Antioch that the followers of the Lord Jesus were called “Christ-followers” for the first time.

Acts 11:29

The Lord’s followers decided that they would each send as much as they could to help their brothers and sisters who lived in Judea.

Romans 12:7

Whoever has the gift of serving should serve. Whoever has the gift of teaching should teach.

1 Timothy 5:3

Take care of widows who really need help.