Acts 6:2-4

Contemporary English Version

²The twelve apostles called the whole group of followers together and said, “We should not give up preaching God's message in order to serve at tables.^[a] ³My friends, choose seven men who are respected and wise and filled with God's Spirit. We will put them in charge of these things. ⁴We can spend our time praying and serving God by preaching.”

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Footnotes

6.2 to serve at tables: This may mean either that they were in charge of handing out food to the widows or that they were in charge of the money, since the Greek word “table” may also mean “bank.”