Act 6:3-6, 15:22, 25, 1Cor 16:3-4, 2Cor 8:1-4 | ESV | STEP | Therefore , brothers , pick out from among you seven men of good repute , full of the Spirit and of wisdom , whom we will appoint to this duty .

Acts 6:3-6

3 ^aTherefore, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} pick out from among you seven men ^cof good repute, ^dfull of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. 4 But ^ewe will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” 5 And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, ^fa man full of faith and ^gof the Holy Spirit, and ^hPhilip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, ⁱa proselyte of Antioch. 6 These they set before the apostles, and ^jthey prayed and ^klaid their hands on them.

Acts 15:22

The Council’s Letter to Gentile Believers

22 Then it seemed good to ^lthe apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called ^mBarsabbas, and ⁿSilas, leading men among ^othe brothers,

Acts 15:25

25 it has seemed good to us, having come ^pto one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our ^qbeloved Barnabas and Paul,

1 Corinthians 16:3-4

3 And when I arrive, I will send ^rthose whom you accredit by letter to carry your gift to Jerusalem. 4 If it seems advisable that I should go also, they will accompany me.

2 Corinthians 8:1-4

Encouragement to Give Generously

1 We want you to know, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} about the grace of God that has been ^tgiven among the churches of Macedonia, 2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and ^utheir extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3 For they gave ^vaccording to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord, 4 begging us earnestly ^wfor the favor ^{▼▼The Greek word charis can mean favor or grace or thanks, depending on the context} of taking part in ^ythe relief of the saints—