Acts 16:33
And he, taking them the same hour of the night, washed their stripes, and himself was baptized, and all his house immediately.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
32And they preached the word of the Lord to him and to all that were in his house.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:7When the ways of man shall please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace.
Matthew 25:35For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in:
Luke 19:9Jesus said to him: This day is salvation come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
Acts 16:23And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the gaoler to keep them diligently.
1 Corinthians 1:16And I baptized also the household of Stephanus; besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
Galatians 5:13For you, brethren, have been called unto liberty: only make not liberty an occasion to the flesh, but by charity of the spirit serve one another.
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 →