Acts 6:3
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 6:3 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Therefore, friends, look for seven men of reputation among yourselves, wise and spiritually-minded men, and we will appoint them to attend to this matter;
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
So sehet euch nun um, Brüder, nach sieben Männern aus euch, von gutem Zeugnis, voll Heiligen Geistes und Weisheit, die wir über dieses Geschäft bestellen wollen;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Buscad pues, hermanos, siete varones de vosotros de buen testimonio, llenos de Espíritu Santo y de sabiduría, los cuales pongamos en esta obra.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Portanto, irmãos, buscai sete homens dentre vós, de quem haja bom testemunho, cheios do Espírito Santo e de sabedoria, aos quais constituamos sobre esta importante tarefa.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Portanto, irmãos, escolhei sete homens dentre vós de boa reputação, cheios do Espírito e de sabedoria, os quais serão encarregados deste serviço.
📖 Acts 6:3 in Context
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.
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.
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.
4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
5And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
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