“Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.”
They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them - the 'laying on of hands' (epitithēmi tas cheiras) is a form of blessing and commissioning that will become foundational to ordination (cf. 1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 1:6). The prayer precedes the laying on of hands, indicating that the action is ratified by the apostolic intercession. This establishes the Seven as officially commissioned, not merely volunteers.
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