Acts 6:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

New Living Translation
These seven were presented to the apostles, who prayed for them as they laid their hands on them.

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

Berean Study Bible
They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

New American Standard Bible
And they brought these men before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them.

NASB 1995
And these they brought before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them.

NASB 1977
And these they brought before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them.

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

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

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

Contemporary English Version
These men were brought to the apostles. Then the apostles prayed and placed their hands on the men to show they had been chosen to do this work.

Good News Translation
The group presented them to the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The disciples had these men stand in front of the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on these seven men.

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

NET Bible
They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

New King James Version
whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them.

King James 2000 Bible
Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

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

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

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

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

A Faithful Version
And they set them before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them.

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

English Revised Version
whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Which they set before the Apostles: and they prayed, and layed their hands on them.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
These they set before the apostles: and whe they had prayed, they layde their handes on them.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
These they set before ye Apostles, and they prayed, and layed their handes vpon them.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Which they set before the Apostles and they prayed and layde their hondes on them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
whom they set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid [their] hands on them.

Berean Literal Bible
whom they set before the apostles. And having prayed, they laid the hands on them.

Young's Literal Translation
whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them their hands.

Smith's Literal Translation
Whom they set before the sent: and having prayed, they put hands upon them.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Whom they set in the sight of the apostles; and having prayed, they laid hands upon them.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
These they set before the apostles; and they praying, imposed hands upon them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
These they set before the sight of the Apostles, and while praying, they imposed hands on them.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They presented these before the Apostles, and when they had prayed, they placed hands on them.

Lamsa Bible
These men stood before the apostles: who, as they prayed, laid their hands on them.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
whom they set before the apostles. And when they had 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.

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

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

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
















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