Acts 6:1-3

Contemporary English Version

Seven Leaders for the Church

6 A lot of people were now becoming followers of the Lord. But some of the ones who spoke Greek started complaining about the ones who spoke Aramaic. They complained that the Greek-speaking widows were not given their share when the food supplies were handed out each day.

²The twelve apostles called the whole group of followers together and said, “We should not give up preaching God's message in order to serve at tables.^[a] ³My friends, choose seven men who are respected and wise and filled with God's Spirit. We will put them in charge of these things.

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Footnotes

6.2 to serve at tables: This may mean either that they were in charge of handing out food to the widows or that they were in charge of the money, since the Greek word “table” may also mean “bank.”