⁴ If then there are questions to be judged in connection with the things of this life, why do you put them in the hands of those who have no position in the church?

¹² For it is no business of mine to be judging those who are outside; but it is yours to be judging those who are among you;

² And the Apostles sent for all the disciples and said, It is not right for us to give up preaching the word of God in order to make distribution of food.

³ Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business.

⁴ Then we will give all our time to prayer and the teaching of the word.