Bible Cross References
the twelve
Acts 21:22
What then? It is necessary for an assembly to come together; for they will hear that you have come.
It
Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered them and said, "Whether it is right before God to hear you rather than God, you judge.
Acts 25:27
For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner and not to signify the accusations against him."
we should
Exodus 18:17-26
17
And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, The thing that you do is not good.
18
You will wear away with intolerable weariness, both you and all these people who are with you: this thing is hard, you will not be able to endure it by yourself.
19
Now then listen to me, and I will advise you, and God shall be with you: be all things to the people pertaining to God, and you shall bring their matters to God.
20
And you shall testify to them the ordinances of God and His law, and you shall show to them the ways in which they shall walk, and the works which they shall do.
21
Also you shall select for yourself able men out of all the people, God fearing [men], righteous men, hating pride, and you shall set over the people captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens.
22
And they shall judge the people at all times, and those matters too burdensome they shall bring to you, but they shall judge the smaller cases; so they shall relieve you and help you.
23
If you will do this thing, God shall strengthen you, and you shall be able to endure, and all this people shall go into their own place with peace.
24
And Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he said to him.
25
And Moses chose out able men out of all Israel, and he made them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties and captains of tens over the people.
26
And they judged the people at all times; and every matter too burdensome they brought to Moses, but every light matter they judged themselves.
Numbers 11:11-13
11
And Moses said to the Lord, Why have You afflicted Your servant, and why have I not found grace in Your sight, that You should lay the weight of this people upon me?
12
Have I conceived all this people, or have I born them? That You say to me, Take them into your bosom, as a nurse would take her suckling, into the land which You swore to their fathers?
13
Where am I to get the meat to give to all these people? For they weep to me, saying, Give us meat, that we may eat.
Deuteronomy 1:9-14
9
And I spoke to you at that time, saying, I shall not be able by myself to bear you.
10
The Lord your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are today as the stars of heaven in multitude.
11
[May] the Lord God of your fathers add to you a thousand times more numerous than you [already] are, and bless you, as He has spoken to you.
12
How shall I alone be able to bear your labor, and your burden, and your complaints?
13
Take to yourselves wise and understanding and prudent men for your tribes, and I will set your leaders over you.
14
And you answered me and said, The thing which you have told us [is] good to do.
Nehemiah 6:3
So I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, and I shall not be able to come down, lest the work should cease; as soon as I have finished it, I will come down to you.
2 Timothy 2:4
No one serving as a soldier entangles [himself] in the affairs of [civilian] life, in order that he may please the [one] having enlisted him.