Acts 6:3

Weymouth NT

Therefore, brethren, pick out from among yourselves seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, and we will appoint them to undertake this duty.

Cross References

Matthew 23:8

»As for you, do not accept the title of `Rabbi,' for one alone is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.«

John 21:23

Hence the report spread among the brethren that that disciple would never die. Yet Jesus did not say, »He is not to die,« but, »If I desire him to remain till I come, what concern is that of yours?«

Acts 1:15

It was on one of these days that Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren –the entire number of persons present being about 120– and said,

Acts 1:21

»It is necessary, therefore, that of the men who have been with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us–

Acts 10:22

Their reply was, »Cornelius, a Captain, an upright and God-fearing man, of whom the whole Jewish nation speaks well, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and listen to what you have to say.«

Acts 15:23

and they took with them the following letter: »The Apostles and the elder brethren send greeting to the Gentile brethren throughout Antioch, Syria and Cilicia.

Acts 16:2

Timothy was well spoken of by the brethren at Lystra and Iconium,

Acts 2:4

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in foreign languages according as the Spirit gave them words to utter.

Acts 22:12

»And a certain Ananias, a pious man who obeyed the Law and bore a good character with all the Jews of the city,

Acts 28:14

Here we found brethren, who invited us to remain with them for a week; and so we reached Rome.

Acts 6:2

So the Twelve called together the general body of the disciples and said, »It does not seem fitting that we Apostles should neglect the delivery of God's Message and minister at tables.

Acts 6:5

The suggestion met with general approval, and they selected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch.

Acts 6:6

These men they brought to the Apostles, and, after prayer, they laid their hands upon them.

Acts 9:30

But they kept trying to take his life. On learning this, the brethren brought him down to Caesarea, and then sent him by sea to Tarsus.

1 Corinthians 12:8

To one the utterance of wisdom has been granted through the Spirit; to another the utterance of knowledge in accordance with the will of the same Spirit;

1 Corinthians 16:3

And when I am with you, whatever brethren you accredit by letter I will send to carry your kind gift to Jerusalem.

Ephesians 5:18

Do not over-indulge in wine –a thing in which excess is so easy–

1 Timothy 5:10

She must have been true to her one husband, and well reported of for good deeds, as having brought up children, received strangers hospitably, washed the feet of God's people, given relief to the distressed, and devoted herself to good works of every kind.

James 1:17

Every gift which is good, and every perfect boon, is from above, and comes down from the Father, who is the source of all Light. In Him there is no variation nor the slightest suggestion of change.

3 John 1:12

The character of Demetrius has the approval of all men, and of the truth itself. We also express our approval of it, and you know that we only give our approval to that which is true.