Acts 6:1

Now in those days, when the disciples were growing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Hebraic Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

Acts 4:35

and placing them at the apostles' feet. The proceeds were distributed to each, as anyone had need.

Acts 2:41

So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.

Acts 2:47

praising God and having the good will of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day those who were being saved.

Acts 6:7

The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

Acts 9:29

He was speaking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they were trying to kill him.

Acts 9:39

So Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived they brought him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, crying and showing him the tunics and other clothing Dorcas used to make while she was with them.

Acts 9:41

He gave her his hand and helped her get up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive.

Acts 4:4

But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

Acts 5:14

More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, crowds of both men and women.

Acts 11:20

But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

2 Corinthians 11:22

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

Philippians 3:5

I was circumcised on the eighth day, from the people of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews. I lived according to the law as a Pharisee.

Deuteronomy 24:19-21

Whenever you reap your harvest in your field and leave some unraked grain there, you must not return to get it; it should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow so that the Lord your God may bless all the work you do.

Deuteronomy 26:12

When you finish tithing all your income in the third year (the year of tithing), you must give it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows so that they may eat to their satisfaction in your villages.

Job 29:13

the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow's heart rejoice;

Job 31:16

If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Psalm 72:16

May there be an abundance of grain in the earth; on the tops of the mountains may it sway! May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon! May its crops be as abundant as the grass of the earth!

Psalm 110:3

Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!

Isaiah 27:6

The time is coming when Jacob will take root; Israel will blossom and grow branches. The produce will fill the surface of the world.

Jeremiah 30:19

Out of those places you will hear songs of thanksgiving and the sounds of laughter and merriment. I will increase their number and they will not dwindle away. I will bring them honor and they will no longer be despised.

Ezekiel 22:7

They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.

Malachi 3:5

"I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the Lord who rules over all.

Matthew 23:13

"But woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in.

Acts 2:45

and they began selling their property and possessions and distributing the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need.

Acts 5:28

saying, "We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name. Look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood on us!"

1 Corinthians 10:10

And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

1 Timothy 5:4-5

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to fulfill their duty toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. For this is what pleases God.

1 Timothy 5:9

No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband,

Hebrews 13:1

Brotherly love must continue.

James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

James 4:5

Or do you think the scripture means nothing when it says, "The spirit that God caused to live within us has an envious yearning"?

James 5:9

Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates!

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

The daily

Bible References

When

Acts 6:7
The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
Acts 2:41
So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.
Acts 4:4
But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
Acts 5:14
More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, crowds of both men and women.
Psalm 72:16
May there be an abundance of grain in the earth; on the tops of the mountains may it sway! May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon! May its crops be as abundant as the grass of the earth!
Psalm 110:3
Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.
Isaiah 27:6
The time is coming when Jacob will take root; Israel will blossom and grow branches. The produce will fill the surface of the world.
Jeremiah 30:19
Out of those places you will hear songs of thanksgiving and the sounds of laughter and merriment. I will increase their number and they will not dwindle away. I will bring them honor and they will no longer be despised.

There

1 Corinthians 10:10
And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.
Hebrews 13:1
Brotherly love must continue.
James 4:5
Or do you think the scripture means nothing when it says, "The spirit that God caused to live within us has an envious yearning"?
James 5:9
Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates!

Grecians

Acts 9:29
He was speaking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they were trying to kill him.
Acts 11:20
But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

Hebrews

2 Corinthians 11:22
Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
Philippians 3:5
I was circumcised on the eighth day, from the people of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews. I lived according to the law as a Pharisee.

Their

Acts 9:39
So Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived they brought him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, crying and showing him the tunics and other clothing Dorcas used to make while she was with them.
Deuteronomy 24:19
Whenever you reap your harvest in your field and leave some unraked grain there, you must not return to get it; it should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow so that the Lord your God may bless all the work you do.
Deuteronomy 26:12
When you finish tithing all your income in the third year (the year of tithing), you must give it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows so that they may eat to their satisfaction in your villages.
Job 29:13
the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow's heart rejoice;
Job 31:16
If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!
Ezekiel 22:7
They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.
Malachi 3:5
"I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the Lord who rules over all.
Matthew 23:14
[[EMPTY]]
1 Timothy 5:4
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to fulfill their duty toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. For this is what pleases God.
James 1:27
Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

The daily

Acts 2:45
and they began selling their property and possessions and distributing the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need.
Acts 4:35
and placing them at the apostles' feet. The proceeds were distributed to each, as anyone had need.

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible