Acts 6:1
In those days, as the number of the disciples was increasing, complaints were made by the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Jews that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food.
Acts 4:35
and put them at the disposal of the apostles; then they were shared with everyone in proportion to his need.
Acts 2:41
So they welcomed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people joined them that day.
Acts 2:47
constantly praising God and respected by all the people. And every day the Lord added people who were saved to their number.
Acts 6:7
So God's message continued to spread; the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a great many priests accepted the faith.
Acts 9:29
and spoke boldly for the Lord's cause, talking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews. But they tried to kill him.
Acts 9:39
Peter went with them at once. When he arrived, they took him up to the room and all the widows stood around him crying and showing him the shirts and coats that Dorcas had made when she was still with them.
Acts 9:41
He gave her his hand and raised her to her feet, and calling in the believers and the widows, he gave her back to them alive.
Acts 4:4
But many of those who had heard what they said believed it, and their number grew to be about five thousand.
Acts 5:14
and men and women in increasing numbers believed in the Lord and joined them. Signs and wonders in great numbers continued to be done among the people by the apostles,
Acts 11:20
There were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them, however, who when they reached Antioch spoke to the Greeks also, and told them the good news about the Lord Jesus.
2 Corinthians 11:22
If they are Hebrews, so am I! If they are Israelites, so am I! If they are descended from Abraham, so am I!
Philippians 3:5
I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a descendant of Israel. I belong to the tribe of Benjamin. I am a Hebrew, and the son of Hebrews. As to the Law, I was a Pharisee;
Matthew 23:13
"But alas for you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you lock the doors of the Kingdom of Heaven in men's faces, for you will neither go in yourselves nor let those enter who are trying to do so.
Acts 2:45
and sold their property and belongings, and divided the money with all the rest, according to their special needs.
Acts 5:28
"We strictly forbade you," he said, "to teach on this authority, and here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and propose to hold us responsible for this man's death!"
1 Corinthians 10:10
You must not grumble, as some of them did, for they were destroyed for it by the destroying angel.
1 Timothy 5:4-5
If a widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety in the treatment of their own families, and to return the care of those who brought them up, for that is what God approves.
1 Timothy 5:9
No one under sixty years of age should be put on the list of widows. A widow must have been married but once,
Hebrews 13:1
Your love for the brotherhood must continue.
James 1:27
A religious observance that is pure and stainless in the sight of God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their trouble, and keep one's self unstained by the world.
James 4:5
Do you suppose the Scripture means nothing when it says, "He yearns jealously over the Spirit he has put in our hearts?"
James 5:9
Do not complain of one another, brothers, or you will be judged. The judge is standing right at the door!