ACTS 16:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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.”
When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. 'If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord,' she said, 'come and stay at my home.' And she persuaded us — Lydia's baptism (baptizo) and her household's (oikos) entry marks corporate conversion, typical in Acts. Her invitation conditions hospitality on recognizing her faith (krino, judge), suggesting she seeks validation of her standing. Her persistence (bia, to force, persuade) reflects her strength of character and commitment to the missionaries.
Church Fathers on Acts 16:15
she besought us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us Acts 16:15: then look at her wisdom, how she importunes (δυσωπεἵ), the Apostles how full of humility her words are, how full of wisdom. If you have judged me faithful, she says. Nothing could be more persuasive. Who would not have been softened by these words? She did not request (or, claim) did not entreat simply: but she left them to decide,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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