Acts 6:1

Legacy Standard Bible

Now in those days, while the disciples were multiplying in number, there was grumbling from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.

Cross References

Job 29:13

“The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me, And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

Job 31:16

¶“If I have held back the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Psalm 110:3

Your people will offer themselves freely in the day of Your power; In the splendor of holiness, from the womb of the dawn, The dew of Your youthfulness will be Yours.

Psalm 72:16

¶May there be abundance of grain in the earth on top of the mountains; May its fruit wave like the cedars of Lebanon; And may those from the city blossom like vegetation of the earth.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good; Seek justice, Reprove the ruthless, Execute justice for the orphan, Plead for the widow.

Isaiah 27:6

In the days to come Jacob will take root, Israel will blossom and bud, And they will fill the whole world with produce.

Jeremiah 30:19

‘From them will come forth thanksgiving And the voice of those who celebrate; And I will multiply them, and they will not decrease; I will also honor them, and they will not be insignificant.

Ezekiel 22:7

They have treated father and mother with contempt within you. The sojourner they have oppressed in your midst; the fatherless and the widow they have mistreated in you.

Malachi 3:5

“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the sojourner and do not fear Me,” says Yahweh of hosts.

Matthew 23:13

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.

Acts 11:20

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks also, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 11:26

and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it happened that for an entire year they met with the church and taught a considerable crowd. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

Acts 11:29

And as any of the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the service of the brothers living in Judea.

Acts 2:41

So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.

Acts 2:45

and they began selling their property and possessions and were dividing them up with all, as anyone might have need.

Acts 2:47

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number daily those who were being saved.

Acts 4:35

and lay them at the apostles’ feet, and they would be distributed to each as any had need.

Acts 4:4

But many of those who had heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

Acts 5:14

And more than ever believers in the Lord were added to their number, multitudes of men and women,

Acts 5:28

saying, “We strictly commanded you not to continue teaching in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.”

Acts 6:2

So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, “It is not pleasing to God for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.

Acts 6:7

And the word of God kept on spreading, and the number of the disciples continued to multiply greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

Acts 9:29

And he was talking and arguing with the Hellenistic Jews, but they were attempting to put him to death.

Acts 9:39

So Peter arose and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him into the upper room; and all the widows stood beside him, crying and showing all the tunics and garments that Dorcas used to make while she was with them.

Acts 9:41

And he gave her his hand and raised her up. And calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.

Romans 12:7

or service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching;

1 Corinthians 10:10

Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.

2 Corinthians 11:22

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

Deuteronomy 26:12

“When you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce in the third year, the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the sojourner, to the orphan, and to the widow, that they may eat within your gates and be satisfied.

Philippians 3:5

circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, a Pharisee;

1 Timothy 5:3

Honor widows who are widows indeed,

1 Timothy 5:9

A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,

Hebrews 13:1

Let love of the brothers continue.

James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

James 4:5

Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: “He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us”?

James 5:9

Do not groan, brothers, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged. Behold, the Judge is standing right at the door.