Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.
Parallel translations
- WEB They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.
- KJV And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
- BSB Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone 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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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 Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.
- 1 Tim 1:13–16although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
- 1 Th 2:8Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
- Col 1:27–28to whom God was pleased to make known what are 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 Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.
- Mark 16:15He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.
- Eph 3:8To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
- Acts 10:33–43Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”
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