Acts 6:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Brethren

Look

2 Corinthians 8:19

Whom

Acts 6:6

Acts 13:2

1 Timothy 3:8

Bible References

Brethren

which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him forth to Tarsus.

and they wrote letters by them after this manner: The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia;

But, as for you, desire not to be called Rabbi, for one is your Master, the Christ; and you are all brothers.

We know that we are passed from death unto life, in that we love the brethren. He that does not love his brother abides in death.

Look

It behooves, therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

Then the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be elders of the people, and their princes; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the testimony that they may stand there with thee.

Give me from among you, of your tribes, wise and understanding and expert men, and I will make them the head over you.

And when I come, whomever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.

and not that only, but who was also ordained by the congregations to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord and declaration of your ready desire,

Whom

these they set before the apostles, and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work unto which I have called them.

Likewise the deacons must be honest, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of dishonest gain;