Now in those ¹  days, when the disciples were growing in number, ²  a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews ³  against the native Hebraic Jews, ⁴  because their widows ⁵  were being overlooked ⁶  in the daily distribution of food. ⁷ 

and placing them at the apostles’ feet. The proceeds ¹  were distributed to each, as anyone had need.

You must take one leader from every ¹  tribe to assist in allocating the land as an inheritance. ² 

The Father loves the Son and has placed all things under his authority. ¹ 

So the twelve ¹  called ²  the whole group ³  of the disciples together and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables. ⁴ 

The land must be divided by lot; and they will inherit in accordance with the names of their ancestral tribes.

Their inheritance must be apportioned ¹  by lot among the larger and smaller groups.

These are the ones whom the Lord commanded to divide up the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

The Israelites followed the Lord’s instructions to Moses and divided up the land. ¹ 

“These are the names of the men who are to allocate the land to you as an inheritance: ¹  Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.

These are the land assignments made by Moses ¹  on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho. ² 

Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions.

When they finished dividing the land into its regions, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun some land. ¹ 

They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, ¹  for the first lot belonged to them.

David, Zadok (a descendant of Eleazar), and Ahimelech (a descendant of Ithamar) divided them into groups to carry out their assigned responsibilities. ¹ 

This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what the Lord his God considered good and right and faithful.

This is the land which you will allot to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the sovereign Lord.

while God confirmed their witness ¹  with signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed ²  according to his will.

Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another ¹  as good stewards of the varied grace of God.

I gave instructions ¹  that Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a certain Levite named Pedaiah be put in charge of ²  the storerooms, and that Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, be their assistant, ³  for they were regarded as trustworthy. It was then their responsibility to oversee the distribution to their colleagues. ⁴