Acts 16:33

He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptised, he and all his household.

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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

32They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.

34He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Matthew 25:35for I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you took me in.

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

Acts 16:23When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.

1 Corinthians 1:16(I also baptised the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don’t know whether I baptised any other.)

Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants to 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 →

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