Other translations
American Standard Version
whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They presented these before the Apostles, and when they had prayed, they placed hands on them.
Darby Bible Translation
whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
These they set before the apostles; and they praying, imposed hands upon them.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.
God's Word
The disciples had these men stand in front of the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on these seven men.
Holman Christian Standard 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.
NET Bible
They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
New American Standard Bible
And these they brought before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them.
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.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
The World English Bible
whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
EasyEnglish Bible
The group of believers put these seven men in front of the apostles. The apostles prayed for each man and they put their hands on them. They gave them authority to do this special work.
Young‘s Literal Translation
whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them [their] hands.
New Life Version
These men were taken to the missionaries. After praying, the missionaries laid their hands on them.
Revised Geneva Translation
whom they set before the Apostles. And they prayed and laid their hands on them.
The Voice Bible
These men were presented to the apostles, who then prayed for them and commissioned them by laying their hands on them.
Living Bible
These seven were presented to the apostles, who prayed for them and laid their hands on them in blessing.
New Catholic Bible
They then presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid hands on them.
Legacy Standard Bible
And these they stood before the apostles, and after praying, they laid their hands on them.
Jubilee Bible 2000
these they set before the apostles, and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
Christian Standard Bible
They had them stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
Amplified Bible © 1954
These they presented to the apostles, who after prayer laid their hands on them.
New Century Version
Then they put these men before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
The Message
The congregation thought this was a great idea. They went ahead and chose— Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, Nicolas, a convert from Antioch. Then they presented them to the apostles. Praying, the apostles laid on hands and commissioned them for their task.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
They had these men stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
These they set before the apostles, · who prayed and laid their hands on them.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
They had these men stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
New Matthew Bible
These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.
Good News Translation®
The group presented them to the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
Wycliffe Bible
They ordained these before the sight of the apostles, and they prayed, and laid hands on them.
New Testament for Everyone
They presented them 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.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them.
J.B. Phillips New Testament
This brief speech met with unanimous approval and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochurus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch who had previously been a convert to the Jewish faith. They brought these men before the apostles, and they, after prayer, laid their hands upon them.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
They had these men stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
They had these men stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
Common English Bible © 2011
The community presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
Amplified Bible © 2015
They brought these men before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them [to dedicate and commission them for this service].
English Standard Version Anglicised
These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
They presented these men to the apostles who prayed and laid hands on them.
New American Standard Bible
And they brought these men before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them.
The Expanded Bible
Then they ·put [presented] these men before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands [C a ritual of blessing and/or conferring of authority] on them.
Tree of Life Version
They placed these men before the emissaries; and after praying, they laid hands on them.
Revised Standard Version
These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them.
New International Reader's Version
The group brought them to the apostles. Then the apostles prayed and placed their hands on them.
BRG Bible
Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
Complete Jewish Bible
They presented these men to the emissaries, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
Worldwide English (New Testament)
These men were brought before the apostles. When the apostles had talked with God, they put their hands on their heads [to bless them].
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
They had these men stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Whom they placed before the Moshiach’s Shlichim. And having davened, Moshiach’s Shlichim gave them s’michah, laying their hands on them. [BAMIDBAR 8:10; 27:18]
Names of God Bible
The disciples had these men stand in front of the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on these seven men.
Modern English Version
whom they presented before the apostles. And when they had prayed, they placed their hands on them.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then they put these men before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
International Children’s Bible
Then they put these men before the apostles. The apostles prayed and laid their hands on the men.
Lexham English Bible
whom they stood before the apostles. And they prayed and placed their hands on them.
New International Version - UK
They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
Disciples Literal New Testament
whom they stood before the apostles. And having prayed, they laid their hands on them.