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Acts 6:1–2

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AND in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
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From verse 1

  1. Acts 2:41Rank 1 from verse 1
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    41¶ Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

  2. Acts 4:35Rank 2 from verse 1
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    35And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

  3. Acts 2:47Rank 3 from verse 1
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    47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

  4. Acts 6:7Rank 4 from verse 1
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    7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

  5. Acts 9:39Rank 5 from verse 1
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    39Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

  6. James 5:9Rank 6 from verse 1
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    9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

  7. Hebrews 13:1Rank 7 from verse 1
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    1LET brotherly love continue.

  8. Acts 11:20Rank 8 from verse 1
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    20And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.

  9. Acts 2:45Rank 9 from verse 1
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    45And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

  10. Acts 4:4Rank 10 from verse 1
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    4Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

  11. Acts 5:14Rank 11 from verse 1
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    14And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)

  12. Acts 9:41Rank 12 from verse 1
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    41And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.

  13. Matthew 23:13Rank 13 from verse 1
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    13¶ But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

  14. Philippians 3:5Rank 14 from verse 1
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    5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;

  15. 2 Corinthians 11:22Rank 15 from verse 1
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    22Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.

  16. Acts 9:29Rank 16 from verse 1
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    29And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

  17. Isaiah 1:17Rank 17 from verse 1
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    17Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

  18. Isaiah 27:6Rank 18 from verse 1
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    6He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.

  19. Jeremiah 30:19Rank 19 from verse 1
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    19And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

  20. Psalms 72:16Rank 20 from verse 1
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    16There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

  21. 1 Corinthians 10:10Rank 21 from verse 1
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    10Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

  22. 1 Timothy 5:4–5Rank 22 from verse 1
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    4But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

    5Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.

  23. 1 Timothy 5:9Rank 23 from verse 1
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    9Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

  24. Acts 5:28Rank 24 from verse 1
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    28Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.

  25. Deuteronomy 24:19–21Rank 25 from verse 1
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    19¶ When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

    20When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

    21When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

  26. Deuteronomy 26:12Rank 26 from verse 1
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    12¶ When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;

  27. Ezekiel 22:7Rank 27 from verse 1
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    7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.

  28. James 1:27Rank 28 from verse 1
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    27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

  29. James 4:5Rank 29 from verse 1
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    5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

  30. Job 29:13Rank 30 from verse 1
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    13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

  31. Job 31:16Rank 31 from verse 1
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    16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

  32. Malachi 3:5Rank 32 from verse 1
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    5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

  33. Psalms 110:3Rank 33 from verse 1
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    3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

From verse 2

  1. Deuteronomy 1:9–14Rank 1 from verse 2
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    9¶ And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone:

    10The Lord your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

    11(The Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)

    12How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

    13Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

    14And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.

  2. Exodus 18:17–26Rank 2 from verse 2
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    17And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

    18Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.

    19Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

    20And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

    21Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

    22And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

    23If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.

    24So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.

    25And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

    26And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

  3. 2 Timothy 2:4Rank 3 from verse 2
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    4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

  4. Nehemiah 6:3Rank 4 from verse 2
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    3And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

  5. Numbers 11:11–13Rank 5 from verse 2
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    11And Moses said unto the Lord, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?

    12Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?

    13Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

  6. Acts 21:22Rank 6 from verse 2
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    22What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.

  7. Acts 25:27Rank 7 from verse 2
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    27For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.

  8. Acts 4:19Rank 8 from verse 2
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    19But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

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Acts 6:1

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

number

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Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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multiplied

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Made or became more numerous or abundant; increased in number, amount, extent, or degree.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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arose

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1. Rose, stood up, got up, or moved upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. Began, emerged, appeared, came into being, or came forward. 3. Took action, intervened, or undertook the stated work. 4. Rose from death; returned to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

murmuring

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1. Low or restrained discussion expressing division. 2. Complaint or grumbling.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

ministration

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Service, ministry, administration, or the work or office of supplying or conveying something to others.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 6:2

COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

multitude

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1. A great number or large gathered body of persons, creatures, or forces; a crowd, company, or host. 2. A great number, amount, fullness, or abundance of years, words, deeds, mercies, sins, possessions, waters, or other stated things.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

reason

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A ground or cause; understanding or judgment; to think, discuss, or argue.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

leave

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1. To depart, cease from, abandon, forsake, release, permit, entrust, bequeath, cause or allow to remain, omit, exclude, or not take. 2. As a noun, permission or liberty to act, including permission to depart.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

serve

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To work for, obey, attend, minister to, worship, or fulfil a purpose.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tables

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Flat tablets or boards for writing; or pieces of furniture or surfaces used for food, money, or other business.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6:1AND in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

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6:2Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

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6:3Wherefore, 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.

6:4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

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