# Acts 6:3

> Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them

— Acts 6:3, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. AD 30-35 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Counted forward from Pentecost to the death of Stephen, which comes before the conversion of Saul.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- 1 Timothy 3:7-15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-timothy/3/7
- Deuteronomy 1:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/deuteronomy/1/13
- James 3:17-18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/james/3/17
- Numbers 27:18-19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/numbers/27/18
- 1 Timothy 5:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-timothy/5/10
- Acts 13:2-3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13/2
- Genesis 41:38-39 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/41/38
- Numbers 11:16-25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/numbers/11/16

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6/3
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).