ACTs 6:6 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT They brought them before the apostles, and having prayed, they placed their hands upon them.

UST The believers brought these seven men to the Representatives, who prayed for those men. As they prayed, they placed their hands on the men’s heads to show that they approved of them to do that work.

BSB They presented [these seven] to the apostles,[fn] [who] prayed [and] laid [their] hands on them.

6:6 Literally —whom they set before the apostles,

MSB (Same as BSB above including footnotes)

BLB whom they set before the apostles. And having prayed, they laid the hands on them.

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

OEB and they brought these men to the apostles, who, after praying, placed their hands on them.

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

WMBB whom they set before the emissaries. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

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

LSV whom they set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid [their] hands on them.

FBV These men were presented to the apostles who prayed for them and placed their hands on them in blessing.

TCNT They set these men before the apostles, who then prayed and laid their hands on them.

T4T They brought these seven men to the apostles. Then after the apostles prayed for those men, they placed their hands on the heads of each one of them to appoint them to do that work.

LEB whom they stood before the apostles. And they prayed and[fn] placed their[fn] hands on them.

6:6 *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“prayed”) has been translated as a finite verb

6:6 *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

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

Moff these men they presented to the apostles, who, after prayer, laid their hands upon them.

Wymth These men they brought to the Apostles, and, after prayer, they laid their hands upon them.

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

DRA These they set before the apostles; and they praying, imposed hands upon them.

YLT whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them [their] hands.

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

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

SLT Whom they set before the sent: and having prayed, they put hands upon them.

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

KJB-1769 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

KJB-1611 Whom they set before the Apostles: and when they had praied, they layd their hands on them.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps These they set before the apostles: and whe they had prayed, they layde their handes on them.
(These they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.)

Gnva Which they set before the Apostles: and they prayed, and layed their hands on them.
(Which they set before the Apostles: and they prayed, and laid their hands on them. )

Cvdl These they set before ye Apostles, and they prayed, and layed their handes vpon them.
(These they set before ye/you_all Apostles, and they prayed, and laid their hands upon them.)

TNT Which they set before the Apostles and they prayed and layde their hondes on them.
(Which they set before the Apostles and they prayed and laid their hands on them. )

Wycl Thei ordeyneden these bifor the siyt of apostlis, and thei preyeden, and leiden hoondis on hem.
(They ordained these before the sight of apostles, and they prayed, and laid hands on hem.)

Luth Diese stelleten sie vor die Apostel und beteten und legten die Hände auf sie.
(This/These posed/set they/she/them before/in_front_of the apostles and prayed and laid the hands on/in/to they/she/them.)

ClVg Hos statuerunt ante conspectum Apostolorum: et orantes imposuerunt eis manus.[fn]
(Hos they_decided before view Apostolorum: and orantes they_imposed to_them hands. )

6.6 Et orantes. Communis dispensatio exigebat ut ministri eligerentur, qui ut digni inventi sunt, crescente gradatim providentia consilii salutaris, placuit eosdem ipsos sacri altaris et Dominici sanguinis, sicut refectionis, et mensæ communis ministros ordinari. Quod probatur inde, quia dictum est: Orantes imposuerunt eis manus: hoc est proprium eorum qui ad sacrosancti altaris promoventur officium. Hoc exemplo orationes fiunt in ordinibus, licet oratio apostolorum non sit scripta.

6.6 And orantes. Communis dispensatio exigebat as ministers eligerentur, who/which as worthy found are, growing gradatim providence advice saving/healing, it_pleased the_same_ones themselves sacri altar and Masterci blood, like refectionis, and tables common ministers ordinari. That approved therefore/from_there, because said it_is: Orantes they_imposed to_them hands: this it_is own their who/which to sacrosancti altar promoventur office. This example prayers are_made in/into/on ordinibus, although speech of_the_apostles not/no be written.

UGNT οὓς ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀποστόλων; καὶ προσευξάμενοι, ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας.
(hous estaʸsan enōpion tōn apostolōn; kai proseuxamenoi, epethaʸkan autois tas ⱪeiras.)

SBL-GNT οὓς ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀποστόλων, καὶ προσευξάμενοι ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας.
(hous estaʸsan enōpion tōn apostolōn, kai proseuxamenoi epethaʸkan autois tas ⱪeiras.)

RP-GNT οὓς ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀποστόλων· καὶ προσευξάμενοι ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας.
(hous estaʸsan enōpion tōn apostolōn; kai proseuxamenoi epethaʸkan autois tas ⱪeiras.)

TC-GNT οὓς ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀποστόλων· καὶ προσευξάμενοι ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας.
(hous estaʸsan enōpion tōn apostolōn; kai proseuxamenoi epethaʸkan autois tas ⱪeiras. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / events

προσευξάμενοι, ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας

˓having˒_prayed ˱they˲_laid_on ˱on˲_them (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὕς ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀποστόλων καί προσευξάμενοι ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τάς χεῖρας)

This could mean: (1) that the apostles first prayed and then placed their hands on these men. Alternate translation: [after they had prayed, they placed their hands upon them] (2) that the apostles placed their hands on the men while they were praying for them. Alternate translation: [they prayed for them with their hands placed upon them] or [they placed their hands upon them and prayed for them]

Note 2 topic: translate-symaction

ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας

˱they˲_laid_on ˱on˲_them (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οὕς ἔστησαν ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀποστόλων καί προσευξάμενοι ἐπέθηκαν αὐτοῖς τάς χεῖρας)

The apostles placed their hands on the seven men to show publicly that they were giving them the responsibility and authority to oversee the food distribution. Alternate translation: [and placed their hands on them to show that they were giving them responsibility and authority]

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