Acts 6:3

The Passion Translation

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.

Cross References

Isaiah 28:26

Yes, his God has instructed him and taught him the right way of farming the land.

Isaiah 28:6

He will be a Spirit of justice for judges to render right decisions. And he will be strength and bravery for those who turn back the battle at the gate.

Matthew 23:8

“But you are to be different from that. You are not to be called ‘master,’ for you have only one Master, and you are all brothers and sisters.

John 21:23

So the rumor started to circulate among the believers that this disciple wasn’t going to die. But Jesus never said that, he only said, “If I let him live until I return, what concern is that of yours?”

Acts 1:15

During this time Peter stood up among the 120 believers who were gathered and said,

Acts 1:21

“So then, we must choose his replacement from among those who have been with us from the very beginning,

Acts 10:22

They answered, “We serve Cornelius, a Roman military captain, who sent us to find you. He is a devout man of the highest integrity who worships God and is respected throughout the Jewish community. He was divinely instructed through the appearance of an angel to summon you to his home and to listen to the message that you would bring him.”

Acts 15:23

They sent with them this letter: “Greetings from the apostles and pastors, and from your fellow believers—to our non-Jewish brothers and sisters living in Antioch in Syria and the nearby regions.

Acts 16:2

Timothy was well known and highly respected among all the believers of Lystra and Iconium.

Acts 2:4

They were all filled and equipped with the Holy Spirit and were inspired to speak in tongues—empowered by the Spirit to speak in languages they had never learned!

Acts 22:12

“A Jewish man living there named Ananias came to see me. He was a godly man who lived according to the law of Moses and was highly esteemed by the Jewish community.

Acts 28:14

There we found some believers, who begged us to stay with them for a week. Afterward, we made our way to Rome.

Acts 6:2

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.

Acts 6:5

Everyone in the church loved this idea. So they chose seven men. One of them was Stephen, who was known as a man full of faith and overflowing with the Holy Spirit. Along with him they chose Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas from Antioch, who had converted to Judaism.

Acts 6:6

All seven stood before the apostles, who laid their hands on them and prayed for them, commissioning them to this ministry.

Acts 9:30

When the believers discovered their scheme, they smuggled him out of the city and took him to Caesarea and then sent him on to Tarsus.

1 Corinthians 12:8

For example: The Spirit gives to one the gift of the word of wisdom. To another, the same Spirit gives the gift of the word of revelation knowledge.

1 Corinthians 16:3

When I arrive, I will send your gift to the poor in Jerusalem along with a letter of explanation, carried by those whom you approve.

Ephesians 5:18

And don’t get drunk with wine, which is rebellion; instead be filled continually with the Holy Spirit.

1 Timothy 5:10

They should have a beautiful testimony of raising their families, practicing hospitality, encouraging other believers, comforting troubled ones, and have a reputation for doing good works.

James 1:17

Every gift God freely gives us is good and perfect, streaming down from the Father of lights, who shines from the heavens with no hidden shadow or darkness and is never subject to change.

3 John 1:12

As for Demetrius, everyone speaks very highly of him, and even the truth itself stands by his side. We too wholeheartedly endorse him, and you know that our recommendation is reliable.