New Revised Standard Version
And the twelve called together the whole community of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.

Contemporary English Version
The twelve apostles called the whole group of followers together and said, "We should not give up preaching God's message in order to serve at tables.

New American Bible
So the Twelve called together the community of the disciples and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to serve at table.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then the twelve, calling together the multitude of the disciples, said: It is not reason that we should leave the word of God and serve tables.

Then the twelve, calling together the multitude of the disciples, said: It is not reason that we should leave the word of God and serve tables.

the twelve.

Acts 21:22 What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.

It.

Acts 4:19 But Peter and John answering, said to them: If it be just, in the sight of God, to hear you rather than God, judge ye.

Acts 25:27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not to signify the things laid to his charge.

we should.

Exodus 18:17-26 But he said: The thing thou dost is not good. . . .

Numbers 11:11-13 And he said to the Lord: Why hast thou afflicted thy servant? Wherefore do I not find favour before thee? And why hast thou laid the weight of all this people upon me? . . .

Deuteronomy 1:9-14 And I said to you at that time: . . .

Nehemiah 6:3 And I sent messengers to them, saying: I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down, lest it be neglected whilst I come, and go down to you.

2 Timothy 2:4 No man, being a soldier to God, entangleth himself with secular businesses: that he may please him to whom he hath engaged himself.