Acts 16:30

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 Living Translation (NLT)Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

Context of Acts 16:30

28But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.” 29Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.

Acts 16:30 word by word

καὶ προαγαγὼν αὐτοὺς ἔξω ἔφη· κύριοι, τί με δεῖ ποιεῖν ἵνα σωθῶ;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• broughtπροάγωproagō · to go/bring beforeG4254
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• outἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854
• and saidφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
• Sirsκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• mustδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• to beἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982

Cross-references for Acts 16:30

• Acts 16:24Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
• Job 34:32Teach me what I do not see; If I have done iniquity, I will do no more’?
• Isaiah 1:16“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil,
• Isaiah 58:6“Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke?
• Matthew 3:8Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance,
• Matthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.
• James 2:13For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Acts 14:15and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them,
• Acts 16:17This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.”
• Acts 2:37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”
• Acts 9:6So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
• Acts 22:10So I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Arise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.’
• Job 25:4How then can man be righteous before God? Or how can he be pure who is born of a woman?
• Luke 3:10So the people asked him, saying, “What shall we do then?”
• John 6:27Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

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

Topics related to Acts 16:30

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• Jailer (Jailor)
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• Paul
• Philippi
• Prisoners
• Readings, Select
• Salvation
• Silas

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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