ACTS 16:29 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,”
The jailer called for lights, brought them out and asked, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?' — the jailer's question (ti dei me poiein hina sōthō, what must I do to be saved?) is one of Acts' most direct soteriology inquiries. His request for lights, trembling (tromō), and subsequent behavior suggest genuine spiritual concern prompted by the miraculous earthquake.
Church Fathers on Acts 16:29
But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do yourself no harm: for we are all here Acts 16:28 (b) Then he called for lights, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas; and brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? (v. 29, 30.) Do you mark how the wonder overpowered him? (a) He wondered more at Paul's kindness; he was amazed at his manly boldness, that he had not escaped when he had it in his power, that he hindered him from…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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