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Appoint Business Charge Choose Control Establish Full Ghost Good Holy Honest Pick Report Reported Reputation Repute Select Seven Spirit Turn Undertake Wherefore Wisdom Yourselves
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English Standard Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint to this duty.

International Standard Version
Therefore, brothers, appoint seven men among you who have a good reputation, who are full of the Spirit and wisdom, and we'll put them in charge of this work.

NET Bible
But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Search therefore, my brothers, and choose seven men among you upon whom is the testimony and who are full of The Spirit of THE LORD JEHOVAH and wisdom, and we shall appoint them over this matter.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So, brothers and sisters, choose seven men whom the people know are spiritually wise. We will put them in charge of this problem.

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore, brethren, pick out from among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

American King James Version
Why, brothers, look you out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

American Standard Version
Look ye out therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Darby Bible Translation
Look out therefore, brethren, from among yourselves seven men, well reported of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we will establish over this business:

English Revised Version
Look ye out therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Webster's Bible Translation
Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Weymouth New Testament
Therefore, brethren, pick out from among yourselves seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, and we will appoint them to undertake this duty.

World English Bible
Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Young's Literal Translation
look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,
Lexicon
επισκεψασθε  verb - aorist middle deponent imperative - second person
episkeptomai  ep-ee-skep'-tom-ahee:  to inspect, i.e. (by implication) to select; by extension, to go to see, relieve -- look out, visit.
ουν  conjunction
oun  oon:  (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly -- and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
αδελφοι  noun - vocative plural masculine
adephos  ad-el-fos':  a brother near or remote -- brother.
ανδρας  noun - accusative plural masculine
aner  an'-ayr:  a man (properly as an individual male) -- fellow, husband, man, sir.
εξ  preposition
ek  ek:  a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote)
υμων  personal pronoun - second person genitive plural
humon  hoo-mone':  of (from or concerning) you -- ye, you, your (own, -selves).
μαρτυρουμενους  verb - present passive participle - accusative plural masculine
martureo  mar-too-reh'-o:  to be a witness, i.e. testify
επτα  numeral (adjective)
hepta  hep-tah':  seven -- seven.
πληρεις  adjective - accusative plural masculine
pleres  play'-race:  replete, or covered over; by analogy, complete -- full.
πνευματος  noun - genitive singular neuter
pneuma  pnyoo'-mah:  ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind.
αγιου  adjective - genitive singular neuter
hagios  hag'-ee-os:  sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated) -- (most) holy (one, thing), saint.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
σοφιας  noun - genitive singular feminine
sophia  sof-ee'-ah:  wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual) -- wisdom.
ους  relative pronoun - accusative plural masculine
hos  hos:  the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that -- one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc.
καταστησωμεν  verb - aorist active subjunctive - first person
kathistemi  kath-is'-tay-mee:  to place down (permanently), i.e. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy -- appoint, be, conduct, make, ordain, set.
επι  preposition
epi  ep-ee':  meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
της  definite article - genitive singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
χρειας  noun - genitive singular feminine
chreia  khri'-ah:  employment, i.e. an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution -- business, lack, necessary(-ity), need(-ful), use, want.
ταυτης  demonstrative pronoun - genitive singular feminine
houtos  hoo'-tos:  the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated) -- he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
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