Acts 16:33
Then he took them, even at that time of night, washed their wounds, and he and all his household were immediately baptized;
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
32And they told the Lord's Message to him as well as to all who were in his house.
Cross References
Matthew 25:35For when I was hungry, you gave me food; when I was thirsty, you gave me drink; when I was homeless, you gave me a welcome;
Luke 19:9Turning towards him, Jesus replied, "To-day salvation has come to this house, seeing that he too is a son of Abraham.
Acts 16:23and, after severely flogging them, they threw them into jail and bade the jailer keep them safely.
1 Corinthians 1:16I did, however, baptize Stephanas' household also: but I do not think that I baptized any one else.
Galatians 5:13You however, brethren, were called to freedom. Only do not turn your freedom into an excuse for giving way to your lower natures; but become bondservants to one another in a spirit of 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 →