But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for there is one who is your instructor, the Christ, and you are all brothers.
Acts 6:3 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Therefore, brothers, look for seven men among you who have a good reputation and are full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint for this need. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore select out from among yourselves, brethren, seven men of good and attested character and repute, full of the [Holy] Spirit and wisdom, whom we may assign to look after this business and duty. American Standard Version (1901) Look ye out therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. Common English Bible Brothers and sisters, carefully choose seven well-respected men from among you. They must be well-respected and endowed by the Spirit with exceptional wisdom. We will put them in charge of this concern. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, brothers, search among yourselves for seven men of good testimony, filled with the Holy Spirit and with wisdom, whom we may appoint over this work. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. |
But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for there is one who is your instructor, the Christ, and you are all brothers.
So the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not tell him that he would not die; he only said, “If I wish for him to remain until I come, what is that to yoʋ?”
In those days Peter stood up among the disciples (a crowd of about one hundred twenty people who were gathered together). He said,
Therefore, one of the men who have accompanied us during the entire time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, who is well spoken of by the entire Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for yoʋ to come to his house and to hear a message from yoʋ.”
and to send with them this letter they had written: “The apostles, elders, and brothers, to the Gentile brothers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
“Now a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, who was well spoken of by all the Jews dwelling there,
There we found some brothers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome.
So the twelve called the multitude of the disciples together and said, “It is not proper for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.
This proposal pleased the whole multitude, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, an Antiochean convert to Judaism.
They set these men before the apostles, who then prayed and laid their hands on them.
When the brothers found out about it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
To one person there is given a word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another a word of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
When I arrive, I will send those whom you approve by letters to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
Do not be drunk with wine, which leads to debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
and has a reputation for good works, that is, if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to every good work.
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone, and by the truth itself. We also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true.