Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them
Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of
Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your l
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit,
and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, impa
And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work
Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the peopl
So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among th
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
For his God instructs and teaches him properly.
They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death
More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to hono
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out
But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the
a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no cha
To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,
When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioc