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 Yom Shabbat, we went outside the gate to the river, where we expected a place of prayer to be. We sat down and began speaking with the women who had gathered. 14A woman named Lydia—a seller of purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, a God-fearer—was listening. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying. When she was immersed, along with her household, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she insisted. 16It so happened that as we were going to prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit of divination, who was bringing her masters much profit from her fortune-telling. 17Following after Paul and us, she kept shouting, saying, “These men are servants of El Elyon, 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• she was baptizedβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• householdὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• householdοἶκοςoikos · house: householdG3624
• she besoughtπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Ifεἰei · ifG1487
• ye have judgedκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• to beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• to the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• comeεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• and abideμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• she constrainedπαραβιάζομαιparabiazomai · to urgeG3849

Cross-references for Acts 16:15

• Acts 16:33He took them that very hour and washed their wounds, and at once he was immersed—he and all his household.
• Acts 8:12But when they believed Philip proclaiming the Good News about the kingdom of God and the name of Messiah Yeshua, both men and women were immersed.
• Acts 11:14He will speak words to you by which you will be saved—you and all your household.’
• Acts 18:8Crispus, the synagogue leader, put his faith in the Lord, along with his whole household. And many of the Corinthians, upon hearing, were believing and being immersed.
• 1 Corinthians 1:13Has Messiah been divided? Paul wasn’t crucified for you, was he? Or were you immersed into the name of Paul?
• Ephesians 1:1Paul, an emissary of Messiah Yeshua by God’s will, To the kedoshim in Ephesus—those trusting in Messiah Yeshua:
• Philippians 1:7It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart—for you all are partakers of grace with me, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News.
• Philemon 1:17So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me.
• 1 Peter 5:12Through Silvanus, whom I consider our faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it!
• 3 John 1:5Loved ones, you are acting faithfully in whatever you do for the brethren and especially for strangers.
• Genesis 18:4Please let a little water be brought so you can wash your feet, and make yourselves comfortable under the tree.
• Judges 19:19Nevertheless, there is both straw and fodder for our donkeys, and also bread and wine for me, your handmaid, and the young man that is with your servants—there is no lack of anything.”
• Matthew 10:41He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward, and he who receives a tzaddik in the name of a tzaddik shall receive a tzaddik’s reward.
• Luke 9:4Whatever house you enter, stay there and depart from there.
• Luke 10:5Whatever home you enter, first say, “Shalom be on this home.”
• Romans 16:23Gaius, host to me and the whole community, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, greets you, and so does 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