Exodus 18:21
21Moreover, look for aable men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.Numbers 11:16-17
Elders Appointed to Aid Moses
16Then the Lord said to Moses, “Gather for me bseventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and cofficers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you. 17 dAnd I will come down and talk with you there. And eI will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them, and fthey shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not bear it yourself alone.Acts 1:21-23
21So one of the men who have accompanied us during gall the time that the Lord Jesus hwent in and out among us, 22 ibeginning from the baptism of John until the day when jhe was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us ka witness to his resurrection.” 23And they put forward two, Joseph called lBarsabbas, who was also called mJustus, and nMatthias.Acts 6:2-6
2And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. 3 oTherefore, brothers, ▼▼Or brothers and sisters
pick out from among you seven men qof good repute, rfull of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. 4But swe will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” 5And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, ta man full of faith and uof the Holy Spirit, and vPhilip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, wa proselyte of Antioch. 6These they set before the apostles, and xthey prayed and ylaid their hands on them.
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