Acts 16:33

He then took them in that hour of the night and washed their wounds. Then he was baptized at once, along with his entire household.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

In Context

32Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his household.

34After bringing Paul and Silas into his house, he set a meal before them. And he rejoiced, along with his entire household, because he had come to believe in God.

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Cross References

Matthew 25:35For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in;

Luke 19:9Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man has shown that he too is a son of Abraham.

Acts 16:23After inflicting many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them under close guard.

1 Corinthians 1:16(I also baptized the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not recall if I baptized anyone else.)

Galatians 5:13You were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another in love.

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 →

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