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Acts 6:1
1599 Geneva Bible
Acts 6:1
1599 Geneva Bible
6 1 The Apostles, 3 appoint the office of Deaconship, 5 to seven chosen men: 8 Of whom Stephen, full of faith, is one: 12 He is taken, 13 and accused as a transgressor of Moses’ Law.
1 And [a]in those days, as the number of the disciples grew, there arose a murmuring of the [b]Grecians towards the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the [c]daily ministering.
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- Acts 6:1 When Satan has assailed the Church without, and that to small purpose and in vain, he assaileth it within, with civil dissension and strife betwixt themselves: but the Apostles take occasion thereby to set order in the Church.
- Acts 6:1 Of their parts which of Grecians became religious Jews.
- Acts 6:1 In the bestowing of alms according to their necessity.
Acts 6:1
New International Version
Acts 6:1
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The Choosing of the Seven
6 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing,(A) the Hellenistic Jews[a](B) among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows(C) were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.(D)
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- Acts 6:1 That is, Jews who had adopted the Greek language and culture
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