Acts 6:2

The Passion Translation

The twelve apostles called a meeting of all the believers and told them, “It is not advantageous for us to be pulled away from the word of God to wait on tables.

Cross References

Acts 21:22

They will certainly hear that you’ve come to Jerusalem. So what is the proper way to proceed?

Acts 25:27

for it seems absurd to me to send a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”

Acts 4:19

But Peter and John replied, “You can judge for yourselves—is it better to listen to you or to God?

Acts 6:1

During those days the number of Jesus’ followers kept multiplying greatly. But a complaint was brought against those who spoke Aramaic by the Greek-speaking Jews, who felt their widows were being overlooked during the daily distribution of food.

Acts 6:3

We want you to carefully select from among yourselves seven godly men. Make sure they are honorable, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, and we will give them the responsibility of this crucial ministry of serving.

2 Timothy 2:4

For every soldier called to active duty must divorce himself from the distractions of this world so that he may fully satisfy the one who chose him.