Do not lay hands on anyone hastily and so identify with the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

给人行按手的礼，不可急促；不要在别人的罪上有份，要保守自己清洁。

不可急于给人行按手礼；也不可在别人的罪上有份，要保守自己纯洁。

不可急于给人行按手礼；也不可在别人的罪上有份，要保守自己纯洁。

为人行按手礼，不要操之过急。不要沾染别人的罪，要洁身自好。

不要匆匆忙忙地替别人按手，也不要在别人的罪上有分，要保守自己清洁。

不要轻易给人按手，也不要在别人的罪孽上有份，要保守自己纯洁。

給人行按手的禮，不可急促；不要在別人的罪上有分，要保守自己清潔。

不可急於給人行按手禮；也不可在別人的罪上有份，要保守自己純潔。

不可急於給人行按手禮；也不可在別人的罪上有份，要保守自己純潔。

為人行按手禮，不要操之過急。不要沾染別人的罪，要潔身自好。

不要匆匆忙忙地替別人按手，也不要在別人的罪上有分，要保守自己清潔。

不要輕易給人「按手」，也不要在別人的罪上有份兒；要保守你自己清潔。

不要輕易給人按手，也不要在別人的罪孽上有份，要保守自己純潔。

勿遽按手於人、勿與人罪、惟潔是務、

勿遽按手、任人為會執事、勿與人共罪、惟潔是務、

勿遽按手於人、或作勿輕為人行按手之禮勿與人共罪、當守己以潔、○

覆手之禮、不可輕率行之、庶免同承其咎。務須守身如玉、涅而不緇。

Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

Don’t be too quick to place your hands on others to set them apart to serve God. Don’t take part in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.

Never be in a hurry about appointing a church leader. Do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

Don’t be too quick to appoint anyone as an elder, and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

Do not lay hands upon anyone too quickly and thereby share responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself free from sin.

Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people’s sins; keep yourself pure.

Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.

Don’t be too quick to appoint anyone as an elder, and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.

Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

And these also must be tested first and then let them serve as deacons if they are found blameless.

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

He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.

Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, given to you and confirmed by prophetic words when the elders laid hands on you.

When they opposed him and reviled him, he protested by shaking out his clothes and said to them,“ Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!”

Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.

And entrust what you heard me say in the presence of many others as witnesses to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well.

The reason I left you in Crete was to set in order the remaining matters and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who cannot be charged with dissipation or rebellion.For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God’s work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self- controlled.He must hold firmly to the faithful message as it has been taught, so that he will be able to give exhortation in such healthy teaching and correct those who speak against it.

Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.

Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,“ Come out of her, my people, so you will not take part in her sins and so you will not receive her plagues,

The men examined some of their provisions, but they failed to ask the LORD’s advice.

teaching about baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

Therefore I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of you all.

Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess through the laying on of my hands.