Acts 6:6

They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed ¹  and placed ²  their hands on them.

biblegateway Act 6:6

They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

biblegateway Act 6:6

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

biblegateway Act 6:6

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

biblegateway Act 6:6

Then they presented them to the apostles. Praying, the apostles laid on hands and commissioned them for their task.

SABDAweb Act 6:6

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

bibleoremus Act 6:6

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

biblegateway Act 6:6

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

biblegateway Act 6:6

They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed ¹  and placed ²  their hands on them.

¹ tn Literally this is a participle in the Greek text (προσευξάμενοι, proseuxamenoi). It could be translated as a finite verb (“and they prayed and placed their hands on them”) but much smoother English results if the entire coordinate clause is converted to a relative clause that refers back to the apostles.

¹ sn Who prayed. The prayer indicates their acceptance and commissioning for ministry (cf. Deut 34:9).

² tn Or “laid.”