Acts 16:31
And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou will be saved, thou and thy household.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
In Context
30And after bringing them outside, he said, Sirs, what must I do so that I may be saved?
32And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all those in his house.
Cross References
Genesis 18:19For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of LORD, to do righteousness and justice, to the end that LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoke
Jeremiah 32:39And I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their sons after them.
Mark 16:16He who believes and is immersed will be saved, but he who does not believe will be damned.
John 3:15so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but may have eternal life.
John 6:40And this is the will of him who sent me, that every man who sees the Son, and believes in him, may have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 7:37Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus had stood and cried out, saying, If any man thirsts, let him come to me and drink.
Matthew Henry on Acts 16:26-35
Paul and Silas in Prison; Conversion of the Philippian Jailer. 25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had… Read the whole commentary →