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Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. |
“Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; |
“But select from among you, brethren, seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of the task. |
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Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them |
Therefore select out from among yourselves, brethren, seven men of good and attested character and repute, full of the [Holy] Spirit and wisdom, whom we may assign to look after this business and duty. |
Now, look, brethren, for men from among yourselves who are accredited, seven of them, controlled by the Spirit and filled with broad and full intelligence whom we shall appoint over this business. |
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You, our brothers, must look round and pick out from your number seven men of good reputation who are both practical and spiritually-minded and we will put them in charge of this matter. |
So, brothers, you must select from your number seven men of good standing, full of the Spirit, and of good practical sense, and we will assign them to this business, |
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