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Acts 6:1

James Moffatt - New Testament

During these days, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists began to complain against the Hebrews, on the ground that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

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laying the money before the feet of the apostles; it was then distributed according to each individual's need.

So those who accepted what he said were baptized; about three thousand souls were brought in, that day.

Do not murmur against one another, brothers, lest you are judged; look, the Judge is standing at the very door!

So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they took him up to the room, where all the widows stood beside him crying as they showed him the garments and dresses that Dorcas used to make when she was with them.

And the word of God spread; the number of the disciples in Jerusalem greatly increased, and a host of priests became obedient to the faith.

praising God and looked on with favour by all the people. Meantime the Lord added the saved daily to their number.

I was circumcised on the eighth day after birth; I belonged to the race of Israel, to the tribe of Benjamin; I was the Hebrew son of Hebrew parents, a Pharisee as regards the Law,

Some of them, however, were Cypriotes and Cyrenians, who on reaching Antioch told the Greeks also the gospel of the Lord Jesus;

Then he gave her his hand, raised her, and, after calling the saints and the widows he presented her to them alive.

he also held conversations and debates with the Hellenists. But when the brothers learned that the Hellenists were attempting to make away with him,

On the other hand, crowds of men and women who believed in the Lord were brought in.

(A number of those who heard them speak believed, bringing up their numbers to [about] five thousand.)

Let your brotherly love continue.

Are they Hebrews? so am I. Israelites? so am I. Descended from Abraham? so am I.

they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds among all, as anyone might be in need.

Woe to you, you impious scribes and Pharisees! you shut the Realm of heaven in men's faces; you neither enter yourselves, nor will you let those enter who are on the point of entering.

What, do you consider this is an idle word of scripture? — 'He yearns jealously for the spirit he set within us.')

Pure, unsoiled religion in the judgment of God the Father means this: to care for orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself from the stain of the world.

No one under sixty is to be put on the church's list of widows; and she must have been only once married,

And you must not murmur, as some of them did — only to be destroyed by the destroying angel.

"We strictly forbade you to teach about this Name, did we not? And here you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine! You want to make us responsible for this man's death!"

So the twelve summoned the main body of the disciples and said: "It is not desirable that we should drop preaching the word of God and attend to meals.

and on finding him he brought him to Antioch, where for a whole year they were guests of the church and taught considerable numbers. It was at Antioch too that the disciples were originally called "Christians."

So the disciples put aside money, as each of them was able to afford it, for a contribution to be sent to the brothers in Judaea.

if it is practical service, let us mind our service; the teacher must mind his teaching,

Widows who really need it must be supported from the funds.




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