NASB
"And these they brought before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them."
— Acts 6:6, NASB
“Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.”
“whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them. ”
“whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.”
“They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.”
“These they set before the apostles: and they praying, imposed hands upon them.”
“These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.”
“Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.”
"Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.
"But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."
The statement found approval with the whole congregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch.
And these they brought before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them.
The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.
And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen.