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Acts 6:6–7

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6These they set before the apostles, and uthey prayed and vlaid their hands on them.

7And wthe word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests xbecame obedient to ythe faith.

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Cross references

  1. uch. 1:24; 13:3
  2. v1 Tim. 4:14; 5:22; 2 Tim. 1:6; [ch. 8:17; 9:17; 19:6; Heb. 6:2]
  3. wch. 12:24; 19:20; [Col. 1:5, 6]
  4. xSee Rom. 1:5
  5. ych. 13:8; 14:22; 16:5

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

So the word of God spread, the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly in number, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

whom they stood before the apostles. And they prayed and placed their hands on them.

And the word of God kept spreading, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was increasing greatly, and a large number of priests began obeying the faith.

KJV 1900King James Version

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