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Acts 16:30
30And leading them out said, Sirs, what must I do that I may be saved?
Acts 16:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
- New International Version (NIV)He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Context of Acts 16:30
28But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here. 29And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and, trembling, fell down before Paul and Silas. And leading them out said, Sirs, what must I do that I may be saved? 31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house. 32And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, with all that were in his house.
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καὶ προαγαγὼν αὐτοὺς ἔξω ἔφη· κύριοι, τί με δεῖ ποιεῖν ἵνα σωθῶ;Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Acts 16:30
- Acts 16:24who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and secured their feet to the stocks.
- Job 34:32What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more?
- Isaiah 1:16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; — cease to do evil,
- Isaiah 58:6Is not this the fast which I have chosen: to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the thongs of the yoke, and to send forth free the crushed, and that ye break every yoke?
- Matthew 3:8Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.
- Matthew 5:7Blessed the merciful, for they shall find mercy.
- James 2:13for judgment [will be] without mercy to him that has shewn no mercy. Mercy glories over judgment.
- Acts 14:15and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, preaching to you to turn from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things in them;
- Acts 16:17She, having followed Paul and us, cried saying, These men are bondmen of the Most High God, who announce to you [the] way of salvation.
- Acts 2:37And having heard [it] they were pricked in heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles, What shall we do, brethren?
- Acts 9:6But rise up and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
- Acts 22:10And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Rise up, and go to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all things which it is appointed thee to do.
- Job 25:4And how should man be just with God? Or how should he be clean that is born of a woman?
- Luke 3:10And the crowds asked him saying, What should we do then?
- John 6:27Work not [for] the food which perishes, but [for] the food which abides unto life eternal, which the Son of man shall give to you; for him has the Father sealed, [even] God.
Commentaries on Acts 16:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Brought them out - Of the dungeon in which they were confined. What must I do to be saved? - Whether this regard personal or eternal safety, it is a question the most interesting to man. But it is not likely that the jailor referred here to his personal safety. He had seen, notwithstanding the prison doors had been miraculously opened, and the bonds of the prisoners all loosed, that not one of them had escaped: hence he could not feel himself in danger of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30And brought them out - From the prison. Sirs - Greek: ́ kurioilords - an address of respect; a title usually given to masters or owners of slaves. What must I do to be saved? - Never was a more important question asked than this. It is clear that by the question he did not refer to any danger to which he might be exposed from what had happened. For: (1) The apostles evidently understood him as referring to his eternal salvation, as is manifest from their…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-34Verses 25-34 The consolations of God to his suffering servants are neither few nor small. How much more happy are true Christians than their prosperous enemies! As in the dark, so out of the depths, we may cry unto God. No place, no time is amiss for prayer, if the heart be lifted up to God. No trouble, however grievous, should hinder us from praise. Christianity proves itself to be of God, in that it obliges us to be just to our own lives. Paul cried…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-30Paul and Silas impressed the jailer with their cheerful faith, calm attitude during the crisis, and concern for his safety (16:25, 28). Whatever the jailer had understood of Paul's message before the crisis, God inspired him to cry out for help.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 29-3029-30. Then he called for a light, and sprang in ... and fell down before Paul and Silas, and brought them out and said--How graphic this rapid succession of minute details, evidently from the parties themselves, the prisoners and the jailer, who would talk over every feature of the scene once and again, in which the hand of the Lord had been so marvellously seen.Read the comment
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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
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