Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
They presented these men to the apostles, and after they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.
New American Standard Bible
And these they brought before the apostles; and after
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
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.
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.
Themes
Christian ministers » Prayer for, exemplified
Christian ministers » Ordination of » Of the seven servants (or, deacons; greek: diakonoi)
Consecration » Of persons to special religious work
Deacon » Selected by the people
hands » Laying on of » In ordination or consecration of men for service
hands » Imposition of, used in » Ordaining ministers
Ministers » Hospitality to » Ordination of
Nicolas » A proselyte of antioch, and servant (greek: diakonos) of the congregation at jerusalem
Stephen » Appointed one of the committee of seven to oversee the daily ministration
The Surrendered life » Consecration » Of persons to special religious work
Topics
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Epitithemi
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 6:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The First Seven Deacons Appointed
5 This suggestion was approved by the whole body, and so they selected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Procorus, Nikanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, who was a convert to Judaism. 6 They presented these men to the apostles, and after they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them. 7 So God's message continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem continued to grow rapidly; a large number, even of priests, continued to surrender to the faith.
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 1:24
And they prayed, saying, "Lord, you who know the hearts of all, show us which one of these two men you have chosen
Acts 8:17
Then they laid their hands upon them, and one by one they received the Holy Spirit.
1 Timothy 4:14
Stop neglecting the gift you received, which was given you through prophetic utterance when the elders laid their hands upon you.
2 Timothy 1:6
For this reason I now remind you to rekindle and keep burning the fire of the divine gift which came upon you when I laid my hands upon you.
Acts 9:17
So Ananias left and went to that house, and there he laid his hands upon Saul, and said, "Saul, my. brother, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road on which you were coming here, has sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
Acts 13:3
So after fasting and praying, they laid their hands upon them and let them go.
1 Timothy 5:22
Make it a rule not to ordain anyone in haste, and not to be responsible for the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
Hebrews 6:2
of teaching about ceremonial washings and the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead and final judgment.