Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint to this duty.

They helped them select elders in each church, and after praying and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

Then the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, decided to select men who were among them and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas, called Barsabbas, and Silas, both leading men among the brothers.

we have unanimously decided to select men and send them to you along with our dearly loved Barnabas and Paul,