Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

And these they brought before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them.

King James Version

Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Holman Bible

They had them stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

International Standard Version

They had these men stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

A Conservative Version

men whom they placed before the apostles. And having prayed, they laid hands upon them.

American Standard Version

whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.

Amplified

They brought these men before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them [to dedicate and commission them for this service].

An Understandable Version

[Then] they presented these men to the apostles, who prayed for them while placing their hands on them [to signify their appointment].

Anderson New Testament

whom they set before the apostles. And when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Bible in Basic English

These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.

Common New Testament

These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.

Daniel Mace New Testament

these they presented to the apostles: who after prayer gave them imposition of hands.

Darby Translation

whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Godbey New Testament

the Antiochian proselyte, whom they placed before the apostles, and having prayed, they placed their hands on them.

Goodspeed New Testament

They brought these men before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them.

John Wesley New Testament

Whom they set before the apostles, and having prayed, they laid their hands upon them.

Julia Smith Translation

Whom they set before the sent: and having prayed, they put hands upon them.

King James 2000

Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

whom they stood before the apostles. And they prayed [and] placed [their] hands on them.

Modern King James verseion

They set these before the apostles. And having prayed, they laid hands on them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

which they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.

Moffatt New Testament

these men they presented to the apostles, who, after prayer, laid their hands upon them.

Montgomery New Testament

These men they presented to the apostles who, when they had prayed, laid their hands upon them.

NET Bible

They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.

New Heart English Bible

whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Noyes New Testament

whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Sawyer New Testament

and set them before the Apostles; and they having prayed imposed hands on them.

The Emphasized Bible

Whom they set before the Apostles, and, praying, they laid upon them their hands.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

whom they presented before the apostles: and having prayed, they laid their hands upon them.

Twentieth Century New Testament

And they brought these men to the Apostles, who, after praying, placed their hands on them.

Webster

Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Weymouth New Testament

These men they brought to the Apostles, and, after prayer, they laid their hands upon them.

Williams New Testament

They presented these men to the apostles, and after they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.

World English Bible

whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Worrell New Testament

whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Worsley New Testament

These they set before the apostles; who, when they had prayed, laid their hands upon them.

Youngs Literal Translation

whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them their hands.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

ἵστημι 
histemi 
Usage: 129

ἐνώπιον 
Enopion 
before, in the sight of, in the presence of, in sight, in presence, to, not tr
Usage: 78

the apostles
ἀπόστολος 
Apostolos 
Usage: 78

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

προσεύχομαι 
Proseuchomai 
Usage: 61

ἐπιτίθημι 
Epitithemi 
lay on, lay, put, lay upon, put on, put upon, set, not tr,
Usage: 34

χείρ 
Cheir 
hand, not tr
Usage: 149

Context Readings

The First Seven Deacons Appointed

5 The statement found approval with the whole congregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch. 6 And these they brought before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them. 7 The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

Cross References

Acts 1:24

And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen

Acts 8:17

Then they began laying their hands on them, and they were receiving the Holy Spirit.

1 Timothy 4:14

Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery.

2 Timothy 1:6

For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

Acts 9:17

So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 13:3

Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

1 Timothy 5:22

Do not lay hands upon anyone too hastily and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.

Numbers 8:10

and present the Levites before the Lord; and the sons of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites.

Hebrews 6:2

of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.

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