Acts 6:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So, brothers and sisters, choose seven of your men who have a good reputation. They must be full of wisdom and the Spirit. We will give them this work to do.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:13

So choose some men from each tribe, and I will make them leaders over you. Choose wise men with experience who understand people.’

1 Timothy 5:10

She must be known for the good she has done: raising children, welcoming travelers into her home, serving the needs of God’s people, helping those in trouble, and using her life to do all kinds of good.

3 John 1:12

Everyone says good things about Demetrius, and the truth agrees with what they say. Also, we say good about him. And you know that what we say is true.

James 1:17

Everything good comes from God. Every perfect gift is from him. These good gifts come down from the Father who made all the lights in the sky. But God never changes like the shadows from those lights. He is always the same.

Ephesians 5:18

Don’t be drunk with wine, which will ruin your life, but be filled with the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 16:3

When I arrive, I will send some men to take your gift to Jerusalem. These will be the ones you all agree should go. I will send them with letters of introduction.

Acts 22:12

“In Damascus a man named Ananias came to me. He was a man who was devoted to God and obeyed the Law of Moses. All the Jews who lived there respected him.

Acts 10:22

The men said, “A holy angel told Cornelius to invite you to his house. He is an army officer. He is a good man, one who worships God, and all the Jewish people respect him. The angel told him to invite you to his house so that he can listen to what you have to say.”

Acts 6:6

Then they put these men before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

Acts 2:4

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak different languages. The Holy Spirit was giving them the power to do this.

Acts 1:21

“So now another man must join us and be a witness of Jesus’ resurrection. He must be one of those men who were part of our group during all the time the Lord Jesus was with us. He must have been with us from the time John was baptizing people until the day when Jesus was carried up from us into heaven.”

Matthew 23:8

“But you must not be called ‘Teacher.’ You are all equal as brothers and sisters. You have only one Teacher.

Isaiah 28:26

Our God is using this to teach you a lesson. This example shows us that God is fair when he punishes his people.

Isaiah 28:6

Then he will give wisdom to the judges who rule his people. He will give strength to the people who are in battles at the city gates.

1 Corinthians 12:8

The Spirit gives one person the ability to speak with wisdom. And the same Spirit gives another person the ability to speak with knowledge.

Acts 16:2

The believers in the cities of Lystra and Iconium had only good things to say about him.

Acts 15:23

The group sent the letter with these men. The letter said: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, To all the non-Jewish brothers in the city of Antioch and in the countries of Syria and Cilicia. Dear Brothers:

Acts 9:30

When the believers learned about this, they took Saul to Caesarea, and from there they sent him to the city of Tarsus.

Exodus 18:21

But you should also choose some of the people to be judges and leaders. “Choose good men you can trust—men who respect God. Choose men who will not change their decisions for money. Make these men rulers over the people. There should be rulers over 1000 people, 100 people, 50 people, and even over ten people.

John 21:23

So a story spread among the followers of Jesus. They were saying that this follower would not die. But Jesus did not say he would not die. He only said, “Maybe I want him to live until I come. That should not matter to you.”

Acts 1:15

After a few days there was a meeting of the believers. There were about 120 of them. Peter stood up and said,

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 6:5

The whole group liked the idea. So they chose these seven men: Stephen (a man with great faith and full of the Holy Spirit), Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus (a man from Antioch who had become a Jew).

Acts 28:14

We found some believers there, who asked us to stay with them a week. Finally, we came to Rome.