KJV King James Version
Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid [their] hands on them.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 6:6
Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid [their] hands on them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
WEB World English Bible
whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
ASV American Standard Version
whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them their hands.
Surrounding context — Acts 6
3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid [their] hands on them.
7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οὓςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἔστησανG2476 · histēmito standἐνώπιονG1799 · enōpionbeforeτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀποστόλων,G652 · apostolosapostleκαὶG2532 · kaiandπροσευξάμενοιG4336 · proseuchomaito prayἐπέθηκανG2007 · epitithēmito put/lay onαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoχεῖρας.¶G5495 · cheirhand
Cross-references
2 Timothy 1:6Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.Numbers 8:10And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:Acts 1:24And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all [men], shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,1 Timothy 4:14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.Acts 8:17Then laid they [their] hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.Acts 9:17And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, [even] Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.Acts 13:3And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid [their] hands on them, they sent [them] away.1 Timothy 5:22Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.Hebrews 6:2Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
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