Acts 16:31

Acts 16:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
• New International Version (NIV)They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
• New Living Translation (NLT)They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”

Context of Acts 16:31

29Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” So 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. 33And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized.

Acts 16:31 word by word

οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· πίστευσον ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν καὶ σωθήσῃ σὺ καὶ ὁ οἶκός σου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• shalt be savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: householdG3624

Cross-references for Acts 16:31

• Acts 2:38Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 4:12Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
• Acts 8:37Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
• Acts 11:13And he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, who said to him, ‘Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon whose surname is Peter,
• Acts 13:38Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins;
• Acts 15:11But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they.”
• Isaiah 45:22“Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
• Habakkuk 2:4“Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith.
• Mark 16:16He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
• John 1:12But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
• John 3:15that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
• John 6:40And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
• John 7:37On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
• John 20:31but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
• Romans 5:1Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Commentaries on Acts 16:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Believe on the Lord Jesus - Receive the religion of Christ, which we preach, and let thy household also receive it, and ye shall be all placed in the sure way to final salvation.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ - This was a simple, a plain, and an effectual direction. They did not direct him to use the means of grace, to pray, or to continue to seek for salvation. They did not advise him to delay, or to wait for the mercy of God. They told him to believe at once; to commit his agitated, and guilty, and troubled spirit to the Saviour, with the assurance that he should find peace. They presumed that he would understand what it was…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. 31-34Paul and Silas directed the jailer to a faith in Christ that brings blessing both to him and to his family. The whole household received Christian instruction, and their response was expressed in baptism and the offering of hospitality to Paul and Silas.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3431-34. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved--The brevity, simplicity, and directness of this reply are, in the circumstances, singularly beautiful. Enough at that moment to have his faith directed simply to the Saviour, with the assurance that this would bring to his soul the needed and sought salvation--the how being a matter for after teaching. thou shalt be saved, and thy house--(See on Lu 19:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 16:31

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• Jesus Continued
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• Paul
• Philippi
• Prisoners
• Readings, Select
• Salvation
• Silas
• Zeal, Religious

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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