1 Timothy 5:22
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22 Do not lay hands too readily on anyone, and do not share in another’s sins. Keep yourself pure.(A)
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Acts 6:6
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6 (A)They presented these men to the apostles who prayed and laid hands on them.[a]
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- 6:6 They…laid hands on them: the customary Jewish way of designating persons for a task and invoking upon them the divine blessing and power to perform it.
Acts 8:17
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17 Then they laid hands on them and they received the holy Spirit.(A)
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2 Timothy 1:6
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II. Exhortations to Timothy
The Gifts Timothy Has Received. 6 For this reason, I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God[a] that you have through the imposition of my hands.(A)
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