These men all had Greek names, which seems to indicate that the apostles wanted to ease any tensions over background that might have existed among the early Christians. ​ — Acts 6: 2 - 6.
सुरवातीच्या ख्रिश्‍चनांनी, यहूदी लोकांमध्ये सर्वसामान्य असलेल्या पूर्वग्रहांना स्वतःच्या मनातून काढून टाकण्यासाठी बरीच मेहनत घेतली.