你们要按着各支派选举有智慧、有见识、为众人所认识的，我立他们为你们的首领。’

你们要按着各支派选出有智慧、明辨是非、为人所知的人来，我就立他们为你们的领袖。’

你们要按着各支派选出有智慧、明辨是非、为人所知的人来，我就立他们为你们的领袖。’

你们要从各支派中选出有智慧、有见识、受尊重的人，我要立他们做你们的首领。’

你们要按着支派选出一些有智慧、有见识、有经验的人，我就立他们作你们的首领。’

你們要按着各支派選舉有智慧、有見識、為眾人所認識的，我立他們為你們的首領。』

你們要按着各支派選出有智慧、明辨是非、為人所知的人來，我就立他們為你們的領袖。』

你們要按着各支派選出有智慧、明辨是非、為人所知的人來，我就立他們為你們的領袖。』

你們要從各支派中選出有智慧、有見識、受尊重的人，我要立他們做你們的首領。』

你們要按著支派選出一些有智慧、有見識、有經驗的人，我就立他們作你們的首領。’

你們要按着族派舉出有智慧、有見識、有經驗的人，我就設立他們做你們的首領。」

當循爾之支派、簡眾所識之明哲練達人、我立之為爾長、

可於支派中、簡爾所識、智慧獨具者、我立之為長、治理爾曹。

爾當循爾各支派、選明哲有智慧眾所識之人、我立之為長、治理爾曹、

Choose some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.”

So choose some wise men from each of your tribes. They must understand how to give good advice. The people must have respect for them. I will appoint those men to have authority over you.”

Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.’

Choose some well respected men from each tribe who are known for their wisdom and understanding, and I will appoint them as your leaders.’

Appoint for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will make them your leaders.

Obtain for yourselves men who are wise, discerning, and informed from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.’

Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men from among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.’

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

Appoint for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will make them your leaders.

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

Select wise and practical men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders.”

Take wise men of understanding who are respected among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.”

於是十二使徒召來全體門徒，說：「我們撇下神的話語，去管理飯食，是不妥當的。所以弟兄們，要從你們當中挑選七個有好名聲、充滿聖靈和智慧的人；我們就委任他們統管這事務。這樣，我們將可專心於禱告和福音的服事工作。」這話使全體會眾都喜悅，於是選出了司提反——他是一個充滿信仰和聖靈的人，還有腓利、普羅克羅、尼卡諾、提門、帕米納，以及入猶太教的安提阿人尼古拉斯。他們請這些人站在使徒們面前，使徒們就禱告，按手在他們身上。

「所以，這些人中必須有一個人和我們同做耶穌復活的見證人；這人是主耶穌在我們中間出入的所有時間裡——就是從約翰的洗禮開始，到耶穌被接升天離開我們的那天為止——一直與我們在一起的。」