He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced because they all believed in God.
Parallel translations
- WEB He brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.
- KJV And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
- BSB Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
- NKJV Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.
- NASB And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and was overjoyed, since he had become a believer in God together with his whole household.
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He brought them into his home, fed them, and rejoiced with his whole household for believing in God.
Overview
Joy and hospitality crown his conversion, fruits that consistently mark genuine faith in Acts. A night that began in violence ends around a shared table in gladness. This is the gospel's transforming power: a hardened jailer becomes a joyful brother, his house turned from a prison-keeper's lodging into a place of fellowship.
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- Rom 15:13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 2:46Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
- Isa 61:10I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh! My soul will be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Isa 55:12For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields will clap their hands.
- Phlm 1:7For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
- Rom 5:11Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
- Acts 8:39When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
- Isa 58:7–11Isn’t it to distribute your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor who are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you not hide yourself from your own flesh?
- Isa 12:1–3In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.
- Luke 15:32But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’”
- Acts 11:14who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’
- Rom 5:2through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
- 1 Pet 1:6–8Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials,
- 1 Jn 3:18My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
- Isa 57:17–18I was angry because of the iniquity of his covetousness, and struck him; I hid myself and was angry; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.
- Gal 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
- Luke 5:29Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.
- Luke 15:22–25“But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.
- 1 Th 4:9–10But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,
- Jas 2:14–17What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
- Phil 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”
- Acts 16:27–29The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
- Luke 19:6He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.
- Phil 4:17Not that I seek for the gift, but I seek for the fruit that increases to your account.
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