KJV ORIGINAL
And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So as the group of followers kept growing bigger, some tension started brewing. The Greek-speaking believers had a complaint against the Hebrew-speaking ones — they felt like their widows were getting overlooked when food and help was being handed out each day.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even in the early church, growth brought growing pains and people had to work through their differences.
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