Acts 6:1-2

Choosing of the Seven

1 Now at this time while the ¹disciples were ²increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the ³Hellenistic Jews against the native ⁴Hebrews, because their ⁵widows were being overlooked in ⁶the daily serving of food.

2 So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, "It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 11:26
• 2. Acts 2:47; Acts 6:7
• 3. Acts 9:29; Acts 11:20
• 4. 2 Corinthians 11:22; Philippians 3:5
• 5. Acts 9:39, 41; 1 Timothy 5:3
• 6. Acts 4:35; Acts 11:29

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "in these days"
• [b]. Jews who adopted the Gr language and much of Gr culture through acculturation
• [c]. Lit "multitude"