Acts 16:31
And, they, said—Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou, and thy house.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, leading them forth outside, said—Sirs! what must I be doing, that I may be saved?
32And they spake unto him the word of God, with all who were in his house.
Cross References
Genesis 18:19For I have become his intimate friend, To the end that he may command his sons and his house after him, so shall they keep the way of Yahweh, by doing righteousness and justice. To the end that Yahweh may bring in for Abraham, what he hath spoken concerning him.
Jeremiah 32:39And I will give them one heart, and one way, That they may revere me, all the days,—For the good of them and of their children after them;
Mark 16:16He that hath believed, and been immersed, shall be saved; but, he that hath disbelieved, shall be condemned:
John 3:15That, whosoever believeth in him, may have life age-abiding.
John 6:40For, this, is the will of my Father, That, every one that vieweth the Son, and believeth on him, should have life age-abiding, and, I, should raise him up, at the last day.
John 7:37Now, on the last—the great—day of the feast, Jesus was standing, and he cried aloud, saying—If any man thirst, let him come unto 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 →