ACTS 16:32 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.”
At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and his entire household were baptized — the jailer's reversal of roles is striking: from enforcer of confinement to servant, washing (apolouō) the apostles' wounds incurred under his guards. The immediate baptism (baptizo) at midnight emphasizes faith's urgency and the household's corporate conversion.
Church Fathers on Acts 16:32
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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