ACTS 16:30 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
They replied, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household' — the apostolic answer (pisteuō epi kyrion Iēsoun Christon kai sōthēsei su kai ho oikos sou) is remarkably simple: faith in Christ (not circumcision, not law-keeping) issues in salvation. The household formula echoes earlier patterns (Cornelius, Lydia), suggesting that baptism and belief spread to family units.
Church Fathers on Acts 16:30
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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