REFERENCE LAYING ON OF HANDS
Genesis 48:14 And Israel stretched out his right hand , and laid it upon Ephraim's head , who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head , guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
Genesis 48:17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim , it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.
Numbers 27:22-23 [27:22] And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: [27:23] And he laid his hands upon him , and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
Numbers 27:18 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him ;
Deuteronomy 34:9 And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him : and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Job 9:33 Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both .
Psalms 139:5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me . (God laid His hand on David)
Matthew 19:14-15 [19:14] But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. [19:15] And he laid his hands on them , and departed thence.
Mark 5:23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her , that she may be healed; and she shall live.
Mark 6:5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk , and healed them.
Luke 4:40 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. (Jesus)
Luke 13:13 And he laid his hands on her : and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. (Jesus)
Acts 1:18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
Acts 6:5-6 [6:5] And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: [6:6] Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them . (The apostles laid their hands on these men)
Acts 8:17 Then laid they their hands on them , and they received the Holy Ghost. (Peter & John laid their hands on some people of Samaria)
Acts 8:18-19 [8:18] And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, [8:19] Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands , he may receive the Holy Ghost. (Simon the sorcerer)
Acts 9:17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
Acts 13:1-3 [13:1] Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. [13:2] As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. [13:3] And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them , they sent them away. (Some men of the church that was at Antioch laid their hands on Baranabas & Saul)
Acts 19:6-7 [19:6] And when Paul had laid his hands upon them , the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. [19:7] And all the men were about twelve. (Paul laid his hands upon 12 disciples at Ephesus)
Acts 28:8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him , and healed him.
I Timothy 4:14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
Hebrews 6:2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands , and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.