And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
Parallel translations
- WEB They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.
- BSB Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.
- NKJV Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.
- NASB And they spoke the word of God to him together with all who were in his house.
- NLT And they shared the word of the Lord with him and with all who lived in his household.
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Quick answer
Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to the jailer and all in his house.
Overview
Faith comes by hearing, so the missionaries explained the gospel fully to the whole household. Belief is not blind but rests on the proclaimed truth about Jesus. The verse shows that genuine conversion is grounded in understanding and embracing God's word, not mere emotion in a dramatic moment.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Rom 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
- 1 Tim 1:13–16Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
- 1 Th 2:8So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
- Col 1:27–28To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
- Rom 1:14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
- Mark 16:15And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Eph 3:8Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
- Acts 10:33–43Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
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