Acts 16:29-39

29 And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before 1Paul and Silas,
30 and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, 2what must I do to be saved?"

The Jailer Converted

31 They said, "3Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and 4your household."
32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house.
33 And he took them 5that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household.
34 And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, having believed in God with 6his whole household.
35 Now when day came, the chief magistrates sent their policemen, saying, "Release those men."
36 And 7the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The chief magistrates have sent to release you. Therefore come out now and go 8in peace."
37 But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us in public without trial, 9men who are Romans, and have thrown us into prison; and now are they sending us away secretly? No indeed! But let them come themselves and bring us out."
38 The policemen reported these words to the chief magistrates. 10They were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,
39 and they came and appealed to them, and when they had brought them out, they kept begging them 11to leave the city.

Cross References 11

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Two early mss read "God"
  • [b]. Lit "a table"
  • [c]. Or "greatly with his whole household, having believed in God"
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