Bible Cross References
the twelve
Acts 21:22
What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.
It
Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.
Acts 25:27
For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner and not to specify the charges against him.
we should
Exodus 18:17-26
17
And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that you do is not good.
18
Both you and these people who are with you will droop to exhaustion. For this thing is too much of a burden for you; you are not able to do it by yourself.
19
Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God be with you: Be before God for the people, so that you may bring the matters to God.
20
And you shall teach them the statutes and the Laws, and show them the way in which they should walk and the work they should do.
21
Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, who fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place these over them as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
22
And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, and they shall bear the burden with you.
23
If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all this people will also go to their place in peace.
24
So Moses heeded the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said.
25
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people: rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
26
And they judged the people at all times; the hard matters they brought to Moses, but they judged every small matter themselves.
Numbers 11:11-13
11
And Moses said to Jehovah, Why have You afflicted Your servant? And why have I not found favor in Your eyes, to lay the burden of all these people on me?
12
Have I conceived all these people? Have I begotten them, that You say to me, Carry them in your bosom, as a supporting father carries a nursing child, to the land which You have sworn to their fathers?
13
Where would I get flesh to set before all these people? For they weep upon me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.
Deuteronomy 1:9-14
9
And I spoke to you at that time, saying: I alone am not able to bear you.
10
Jehovah your God has multiplied you, and here you are today, as the stars of the heavens in multitude.
11
May Jehovah the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times more than you are, and bless you as He has promised you!
12
How can I alone bear your burdens and your loads and your disputes?
13
Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men from among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.
14
And you answered me and said, The thing which you have spoken to us is good to do.
Nehemiah 6:3
So I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and come down to you?
2 Timothy 2:4
No one serving military duty entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him.