And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Parallel translations
- WEB They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
- BSB They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
- NKJV So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
- NASB They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
- NLT They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”
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Quick answer
They answered, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.'
Overview
This is one of the clearest statements of the gospel in Scripture: salvation comes through faith in the Lord Jesus, not by works. The promise extends to his household, meaning each would likewise be saved through hearing and believing the word. Christ alone is the object of saving faith, and trusting Him is enough.
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Cross-references · 31
- John 1:12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
- John 3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
- Acts 2:38–39Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
- Rom 10:9–10That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
- Acts 11:13–14And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
- Mark 16:16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
- Gal 3:26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
- John 11:25–26Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
- Isa 45:22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
- 1 Jn 5:10–13He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
- Gen 17:7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
- Acts 18:8And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
- Eph 2:7–8That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
- Acts 4:12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
- John 6:40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
- John 3:15–16That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- John 7:37–38In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
- Acts 16:32And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
- Acts 15:11But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
- Jer 32:39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
- John 6:47Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
- Gal 3:22But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
- Gen 18:19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
- Rom 5:1–2Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
- John 20:31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
- Hab 2:4Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
- Gal 3:14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
- Acts 16:15And 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.
- Acts 13:38–39Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
- Rom 11:16For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
- Acts 8:36And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
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