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Then he and everyone in his household were immediately baptized. <a href="/esv/acts/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family. <a href="/bsb/acts/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized. <a href="/blb/acts/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having taken them in that hour of the night, he washed them from the wounds, and immediately he was baptized, and all his household. <a href="/kjv/acts/16.htm">King James Bible</a> And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. <a href="/nkjv/acts/16.htm">New King James Version</a> And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. <a href="/nasb_/acts/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. <a href="/nasb/acts/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. <a href="/nasb77/acts/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. <a href="/lsb/acts/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. <a href="/amp/acts/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their bloody wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. <a href="/csb/acts/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds. Right away he and all his family were baptized. <a href="/hcsb/acts/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds. Right away he and all his family were baptized. <a href="/asv/acts/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, immediately. <a href="/cev/acts/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> While it was still night, the jailer took them to a place where he could wash their cuts and bruises. Then he and everyone in his home were baptized. <a href="/erv/acts/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, immediately. <a href="/gwt/acts/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> At that hour of the night, the jailer washed Paul and Silas' wounds. The jailer and his entire family were baptized immediately. <a href="/gnt/acts/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> At that very hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; and he and all his family were baptized at once. <a href="/isv/acts/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> At that hour of the night, he took them and washed their wounds. Then he and his entire family were baptized immediately. <a href="/msb/acts/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized. <a href="/net/acts/16.htm">NET Bible</a> At that hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized right away. <a href="/nheb/acts/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household. <a href="/wbt/acts/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, without delay. <a href="/wey/acts/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then he took them, even at that time of night, washed their wounds, and he and all his household were immediately baptized; <a href="/web/acts/16.htm">World English Bible</a> He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and having taken them, in that hour of the night, he bathed [them] from the blows, and immediately he and all of his were immersed, <a href="/blb/acts/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having taken them in that hour of the night, he washed them from the wounds, and immediately he was baptized, and all his household. <a href="/ylt/acts/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and having taken them, in that hour of the night, he did bathe them from the blows, and was baptized, himself and all his presently, <a href="/slt/acts/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having taken them in that hour of the night, he washed out the blows; and was immersed, he and all his, immediately.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he, taking them the same hour of the night, washed their stripes, and himself was baptized, and all his house immediately. <a href="/cpdv/acts/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he, taking them in the same hour of the night, washed their scourges. And he was baptized, and next his entire household. <a href="/nabre/acts/16.htm">New American Bible</a> He took them in at that hour of the night and bathed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized at once. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> At the same hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and his entire family were baptized without delay.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he took them at that hour of the night and washed their wounds; and then was baptized in that very hour, he and all his household. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And at that hour of the night, he took and washed them of their wounds and immediately he was immersed and all the people of his household.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And he took them at that hour of the night, and washed the blood from their stripes; and he was immersed, himself and all his, immediately. <a href="/godbey/acts/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And taking them that hour of the night, he washed the blood from their stripes; and he and his were baptized immediately: <a href="/haweis/acts/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And taking them that same hour of the night, he washed their stripes; and was baptised, himself and all who belonged to him immediately. <a href="/mace/acts/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> at the same time of night he washed their stripes, and immediately he was baptized, he, and all that belong'd to him. <a href="/wey/acts/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then he took them, even at that time of night, washed their wounds, and he and all his household were immediately baptized; <a href="/worrell/acts/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, having taken them with him, at that hour of the night he washed their stripes; and was immersed, himself and all his, immediately; <a href="/worsley/acts/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And he took them at that very time of the night, and bathed their stripes: and was baptized, he and all his immediately after. <a href="/parallel/acts/16-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=5477" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/16.htm">The Conversion of the Jailer</a> …32Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house. 33<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">At</a> <a href="/greek/1565.htm" title="1565: ekeinē (DPro-DFS) -- That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5610.htm" title="5610: hōra (N-DFS) -- Apparently a primary word; an hour.">hour</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/3571.htm" title="3571: nyktos (N-GFS) -- The night, night-time. A primary word; night.">night,</a> <a href="/greek/3880.htm" title="3880: paralabōn (V-APA-NMS) -- From para and lambano; to receive near, i.e. Associate with oneself; by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn.">the jailer took</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/3068.htm" title="3068: elousen (V-AIA-3S) -- A primary verb; to bathe.">and washed</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">their</a> <a href="/greek/4127.htm" title="4127: plēgōn (N-GFP) -- A blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague. From plesso; a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity.">wounds.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/3916.htm" title="3916: parachrēma (Adv) -- Instantly, immediately, on the spot. From para and chrema; at the thing itself, i.e. Instantly.">without delay,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autos (PPro-NM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">he</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantes (Adj-NMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">household</a> <a href="/greek/907.htm" title="907: ebaptisthē (V-AIP-3S) -- Lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize. ">were baptized.</a> 34Then 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a> Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, <a href="/mark/16-16.htm">Mark 16:16</a> Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. <a href="/romans/6-3.htm">Romans 6:3-4</a> Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? / We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life. <a href="/galatians/3-27.htm">Galatians 3:27</a> For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. <a href="/colossians/2-12.htm">Colossians 2:12</a> And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead. <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm">1 Peter 3:21</a> And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, <a href="/john/3-5.htm">John 3:5</a> Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. <a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38</a> Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. <a href="/acts/8-36.htm">Acts 8:36-38</a> As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?” / And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may be baptized.” The eunuch replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” / And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. <a href="/acts/10-47.htm">Acts 10:47-48</a> “Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!” / So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days. <a href="/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16</a> And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’ <a href="/1_corinthians/12-13.htm">1 Corinthians 12:13</a> For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink. <a href="/ephesians/4-5.htm">Ephesians 4:5</a> one Lord, one faith, one baptism; <a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Titus 3:5</a> He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-18</a> Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” / “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.washed.<a href="/acts/16-23.htm">Acts 16:23</a> And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:<a href="/proverbs/16-7.htm">Proverbs 16:7</a> When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.<a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a> The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them… and was.<a href="/acts/16-15.htm">Acts 16:15</a> 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.<a href="/luke/19-9.htm">Luke 19:9</a> And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.<a href="/1_corinthians/1-16.htm">1 Corinthians 1:16</a> And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/13-16.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/acts/16-15.htm">Baptism</a> <a href="/acts/16-15.htm">Baptized</a> <a href="/mark/7-4.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/acts/16-23.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/acts/9-38.htm">Delay</a> <a href="/acts/16-31.htm">Family</a> <a href="/acts/16-18.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/acts/16-32.htm">Household</a> <a href="/acts/16-26.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/acts/16-29.htm">Jailer</a> <a href="/acts/16-25.htm">Night</a> <a href="/acts/16-26.htm">Once</a> <a href="/acts/16-26.htm">Presently</a> <a href="/acts/16-11.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/acts/16-10.htm">Straightway</a> <a href="/acts/16-23.htm">Stripes</a> <a href="/acts/16-18.htm">Time</a> <a href="/acts/9-37.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/luke/20-12.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/17-11.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/acts/18-8.htm">Baptism</a> <a href="/acts/18-8.htm">Baptized</a> <a href="/revelation/1-5.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/acts/18-17.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/acts/22-16.htm">Delay</a> <a href="/acts/18-8.htm">Family</a> <a href="/acts/22-13.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/acts/16-34.htm">Household</a> <a href="/acts/17-10.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/acts/16-34.htm">Jailer</a> <a href="/acts/17-10.htm">Night</a> <a href="/acts/17-10.htm">Once</a> <a href="/philippians/2-23.htm">Presently</a> <a href="/acts/17-10.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/acts/21-30.htm">Straightway</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-5.htm">Stripes</a> <a href="/acts/17-21.htm">Time</a> <a href="/acts/22-16.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-17.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 16</div>1. <a href="/acts/16-1.htm">Paul and Silas are Joined by Timothy,</a> 7. <a href="/acts/16-7.htm">and being called by the Spirit from one country to another,</a> 14. <a href="/acts/16-14.htm">convert Lydia,</a> 16. <a href="/acts/16-16.htm">and cast out a spirit of divination;</a> 19. <a href="/acts/16-19.htm">for which cause they are whipped and imprisoned.</a> 25. <a href="/acts/16-25.htm">The prison doors are opened.</a> 31. <a href="/acts/16-31.htm">The jailor is converted,</a> 35. <a href="/acts/16-35.htm">and they are delivered.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>At that hour of the night This phrase indicates the immediacy and urgency of the events following the earthquake that opened the prison doors. The timing underscores the miraculous nature of the events and the jailer's immediate response to the gospel message. In the ancient world, nighttime was typically a period of rest, making the jailer's actions even more significant as they break from the norm.the jailer took them The jailer, responsible for Paul and Silas, shows a dramatic change in behavior. Initially, he was part of the oppressive system, but now he becomes a caretaker. This transformation highlights the power of the gospel to change hearts and roles. The jailer's actions reflect a newfound compassion and responsibility, aligning with the Christian call to love and serve others.and washed their wounds This act of washing signifies both physical and spiritual cleansing. The wounds were likely from the severe beating Paul and Silas received, as described earlier in the chapter. The jailer's washing of their wounds symbolizes repentance and a desire to make amends. It also reflects the biblical theme of healing and restoration, seen throughout scripture, such as in <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>, where the Messiah's suffering brings healing.And without delay The phrase emphasizes the urgency and importance of baptism in the early Christian community. The immediate response to the gospel message is a hallmark of genuine faith and conversion. This urgency is consistent with other New Testament accounts, such as the Ethiopian eunuch in <a href="/acts/8-36.htm">Acts 8:36-38</a>, who also sought baptism immediately after understanding the gospel.he and all his household The inclusion of the jailer's household indicates the communal nature of faith in the early church. Households often included extended family and servants, suggesting that the gospel message reached a broader audience. This reflects the biblical principle of household salvation, as seen in <a href="/acts/11-14.htm">Acts 11:14</a> with Cornelius' household, and underscores the impact of one person's faith on their entire family.were baptized Baptism here is a public declaration of faith and an outward sign of inward transformation. It signifies identification with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as explained in <a href="/romans/6-3.htm">Romans 6:3-4</a>. The act of baptism is a fulfillment of the Great Commission in <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>, where Jesus commands His followers to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This event marks the jailer's and his household's entry into the Christian community, symbolizing new life and commitment to Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_and_silas.htm">Paul and Silas</a> Two apostles who were imprisoned in Philippi for casting out a spirit from a slave girl. They were beaten and placed in stocks. 2. <a href="/topical/p/philippian_jailer.htm">Philippian Jailer</a> The jailer responsible for guarding Paul and Silas. After an earthquake opened the prison doors, he was about to take his own life, fearing the prisoners had escaped, but was stopped by Paul. 3. <a href="/topical/p/philippi.htm">Philippi</a> A Roman colony in Macedonia where Paul and Silas were imprisoned. It was a significant city for early Christian missionary work. 4. <a href="/topical/b/baptism.htm">Baptism</a> The act of being immersed in water as a public declaration of faith in Jesus Christ. The jailer and his household were baptized after hearing the Gospel. 5. <a href="/topical/h/household.htm">Household</a> The family and possibly servants of the jailer who also believed and were baptized.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/i/immediate_response_to_the_gospel.htm">Immediate Response to the Gospel</a> The jailer's immediate baptism demonstrates the urgency and importance of responding to the Gospel message without delay. <a href="/topical/h/household_salvation.htm">Household Salvation</a> The conversion of the jailer's entire household illustrates the impact of one person's faith on their family and community. <a href="/topical/c/compassion_and_healing.htm">Compassion and Healing</a> The jailer's act of washing Paul and Silas's wounds shows the transformative power of the Gospel in leading to acts of compassion and service. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> The jailer's actions reflect a faith that is not just intellectual but is demonstrated through tangible actions, such as caring for others and being baptized. <a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_christ.htm">Transformation through Christ</a> The account highlights the radical change that occurs when one encounters Christ, moving from despair to hope and from fear to faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 16</a> <a href="/q/baptize_new_believers_immediately.htm">Should new believers be baptized right away?</a> <a href="/q/is_a_class_required_before_baptism.htm">Is a class required before baptism?</a> <a href="/q/who_can_perform_a_baptism.htm">Who is authorized to perform a baptism?</a> <a href="/q/should_you_repent_and_be_baptized.htm">Should you repent and be baptized?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) He . . . washed their stripes; and was baptized . . .--The two-fold washings, that which testified of the repentance of the gaoler and his kindly reverence for his prisoners, and that which they administered to him as the washing of regeneration, are placed in suggestive juxtaposition. He, too, was cleansed from wounds which were worse than those inflicted by the rods of the Roman lictors. No certain answer can be given to the question whether the baptism was by immersion or affusion. A public prison was likely enough to contain a bath or pool of some kind, where the former would be feasible. What has been said above (see Note on <a href="/acts/16-15.htm" title="And when she was baptized, and her household, she sought 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</a>) as to the bearing of these narratives on the question of infant baptism applies here also, with the additional fact that those who are said to have been baptised are obviously identical with those whom St. Paul addressed (the word "all" is used in each case), and must, therefore, have been of an age to receive instruction together with the gaoler himself.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 33. - Immediately for straightway, A.V. Washed their stripes. Mark the jailor's faith working by love. He and all his. The phrase seems purposely adapted to include family, slaves, and all under his roof. If the conversion of the jailor and his house was sudden, the circumstances which led to it were of unusual power - the earthquake, the loosing of the prisoners' bands, the midnight hour, the words of grace and love and lifo from the apostle's mouth. <a href="/commentaries/acts/16-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>At ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. that ἐκείνῃ (ekeinē) Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1565.htm">Strong's 1565: </a> That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. hour ὥρᾳ (hōra) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5610.htm">Strong's 5610: </a> Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. night, νυκτὸς (nyktos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3571.htm">Strong's 3571: </a> The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'. [the jailer] took παραλαβὼν (paralabōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3880.htm">Strong's 3880: </a> From para and lambano; to receive near, i.e. Associate with oneself; by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn. them αὐτοὺς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. [and] washed ἔλουσεν (elousen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> A primary verb; to bathe. [their] τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. wounds. πληγῶν (plēgōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4127.htm">Strong's 4127: </a> A blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague. From plesso; a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity. And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. without delay, παραχρῆμα (parachrēma) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3916.htm">Strong's 3916: </a> Instantly, immediately, on the spot. From para and chrema; at the thing itself, i.e. Instantly. he αὐτὸς (autos) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. all πάντες (pantes) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. household οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. were baptized. ἐβαπτίσθη (ebaptisthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_907.htm">Strong's 907: </a> Lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/16-33.htm">Acts 16:33 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/16-33.htm">Acts 16:33 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/16-33.htm">Acts 16:33 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/16-33.htm">Acts 16:33 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/16-33.htm">Acts 16:33 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/16-33.htm">Acts 16:33 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/16-33.htm">Acts 16:33 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/16-33.htm">Acts 16:33 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/16-33.htm">Acts 16:33 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/16-33.htm">Acts 16:33 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/16-33.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 16:33 He took them the same hour (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/16-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 16:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 16:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/16-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 16:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 16:34" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>