Acts 16:15

Acts 16:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
• New International Version (NIV)When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.

Context of Acts 16:15

13On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there. 14Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us. 16One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling. 17This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

Acts 16:15 word by word

ὡς δὲ ἐβαπτίσθη καὶ ὁ οἶκος αὐτῆς, παρεκάλεσεν λέγουσα· εἰ κεκρίκατέ με πιστὴν τῷ κυρίῳ εἶναι, εἰσελθόντες εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου μένετε· καὶ παρεβιάσατο ἡμᾶς.¶Read the interlinear

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• householdοἶκοςoikos · house: householdG3624
• had been baptizedβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907
• she urgedπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• she urgedλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• you considerκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• a believerεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a believerπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• comeεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• stayμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• atεἰςeis · towardG1519
• she persuadedπαραβιάζομαιparabiazomai · to urgeG3849

Cross-references for Acts 16:15

• Acts 16:33At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.
• Acts 8:12But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
• Acts 11:14He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’
• Acts 18:8Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.
• 1 Corinthians 1:13Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?
• Ephesians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
• Philippians 1:7It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
• Philemon 1:17So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
• 1 Peter 5:12Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
• 3 John 1:5Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.
• Genesis 18:4Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
• Judges 19:19even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.”
• Matthew 10:41Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
• Luke 9:4Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.
• Luke 10:5Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
• Romans 16:23Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.

Commentaries on Acts 16:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord - The meaning seems to be this: If my present reception of the Gospel of Christ be a proof to you that I have been faithful to the Lord, in the light previously imparted, and that I am as likely to be faithful to this new grace as I have been to that already received, and, consequently, not likely by light or fickle conduct to bring any discredit on this Divine work, come into my house, and abide there. It…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And when she was baptized - Apparently without any delay. Compare Acts 2:41; Acts 8:38. It was usual to be baptized immediately on believing. And her household - Greek: her house ̔ ̓͂ ̓͂ ho oikos autēsher family. No mention is made of their having believed, and the case is one that affords a strong presumptive proof that this was an instance of household or infant baptism. Because: (1) Her believing is particularly mentioned. (2) it is not intimated that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-15Verses 6-15 The removals of ministers, and the dispensing the means of grace by them, are in particular under Divine conduct and direction. We must follow Providence: and whatever we seek to do, if that suffer us not, we ought to submit and believe to be for the best. People greatly need help for their souls, it is their duty to look out for it, and to invite those among them who can help them. And God's calls must be complied with readily. A solemn…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15The first person whose life Christ changed in Philippi was Lydia. She was a successful business owner from Thyatira (modern Akhisar). This city in western Asia Minor was well-known for exporting fine fabrics, woven cloth, and linen items. Lydia accepted the gospel message, and Paul baptized her and her household (compare 16:32–33). One of Lydia’s first actions as a true believer in the Lord was to extend hospitality to the visiting missionaries…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. Lydia--a common name among the Greeks and Romans. a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira--on the confines of Lydia and Phrygia. The Lydians, particularly the inhabitants of Thyatira, were celebrated for their dyeing, in which they inherited the reputation of the Tyrians. Inscriptions to this effect, yet remaining, confirm the accuracy of our historian. This woman appears to have been in good circumstances, having an establishment at Philippi…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 16:15

• Baptism
• Converts
• Family
• Hospitality
• Lydia
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Philippi
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Baptism, Christian
• Establish
• Gather
• Gone
• Harm
• James
• Judge
• Light
• Lydia
• Macedonia

Commentaries on Acts 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings