Acts 6:3 - New International Version (Anglicised)

³ Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ 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

³ 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)

³ 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

³ 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

³ 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

³ 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.

Acts 6:3 Tagairtí Cros

Exodus 18:21

But select capable men from all the people – men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain – and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

Isaiah 28:26

His God instructs him and teaches him the right way.

Isaiah 28:6

He will be a spirit of justice to the one who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

Matthew 23:8

‘But you are not to be called “Rabbi”, for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

John 21:23

Because of this, the rumour spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, ‘If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?’

Acts 1:15

In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty)

Acts 1:21

Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us,

Acts 10:22

The men replied, ‘We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.’

Acts 15:23

With them they sent the following letter: The apostles and elders, your brothers, To the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia: Greetings.

Acts 16:2

The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

Acts 2:4

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

Acts 22:12

‘A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there.

Acts 28:14

There we found some brothers and sisters who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome.

Acts 6:2

So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, ‘It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.

Acts 6:5

This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

Acts 6:6

They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

Acts 9:30

When the believers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

1 Corinthians 12:8

To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit,

1 Corinthians 16:3

Then, when I arrive, I will give letters of introduction to the men you approve and send them with your gift to Jerusalem.

Ephesians 5:18

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,

Deuteronomy 1:13

Choose some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.’

1 Timothy 5:10

and is well known for her good deeds, such as bringing up children, showing hospitality, washing the feet of the Lord’s people, helping those in trouble and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.

James 1:17

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

3 John 1:12

Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone – and even by the truth itself. We also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true.