Acts 16:33
and having taken them, in that hour of the night, he did bathe [them] from the blows, and was baptized, himself and all his presently,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
32and they spake to him the word of the Lord, and to all those in his household;
Cross References
Proverbs 16:7When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.
Matthew 25:35for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;
Luke 19:9And Jesus said unto him — 'To-day salvation did come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;
Acts 16:23many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,
1 Corinthians 1:16and I did baptize also Stephanas' household — further, I have not known if I did baptize any other.
Galatians 5:13For ye — to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye 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 →