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.
Grecians
Hebrews
Bible References
When
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 2:41
So they welcomed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people joined them that day.
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,
There
1 Corinthians 10:10
You must not grumble, as some of them did, for they were destroyed for it by the destroying angel.
Hebrews 13:1
Your love for the brotherhood must continue.
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!
Grecians
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 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.
Hebrews
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;
Their
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.
Matthew 23:14
OMITTED TEXT
1 Timothy 5:4
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.
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.