If a person is living a good life, pleasing to the Lord, then even that person’s enemies will be at peace with him.
Acts 16:33 - Easy To Read Version It was late at night, but the jailer took Paul and Silas and washed their wounds. Then the jailer and all his people were baptized. {\cf2\super [341]} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he took them the same hour of the night and bathed [them because of their bloody] wounds, and he was baptized immediately and all [the members of] his [household]. American Standard Version (1901) And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, immediately. Common English Bible Right then, in the middle of the night, the jailer welcomed them and washed their wounds. He and everyone in his household were immediately baptized. Catholic Public Domain Version And he, taking them in the same hour of the night, washed their scourges. And he was baptized, and next his entire household. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he, taking them the same hour of the night, washed their stripes, and himself was baptized, and all his house immediately. |
If a person is living a good life, pleasing to the Lord, then even that person’s enemies will be at peace with him.
People told the sins they had done, and John baptized {\cf2\super [36]} them in the Jordan River.
Jesus said, “Today is the day for this family to be saved from sin. Yes, even this tax collector is one of God’s chosen people {\cf2\super [298]} !
She and all the people living in her home were baptized. {\cf2\super [337]} Then Lydia invited us into her home. She said, “If you think I am truly a believer in the Lord Jesus, then come stay in my house.” She persuaded us to stay with her.
The men beat Paul and Silas many times. Then the leaders put Paul and Silas in jail. The leaders told the jailer, “Guard them very carefully!”
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing songs to God. The other prisoners were listening to them.
So Paul and Silas told the message {\cf2\super [340]} of the Lord to the jailer and all the people that lived in his house.
(I also baptized the family of Stephanas. But I don’t remember that I myself baptized any others.)
My brothers and sisters, God called you to be free. But don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do the things that please your sinful selves. But serve each other with love.
When a person is in Christ Jesus, it is not important if he is circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.
That water is like baptism {\cf2\super [26]} that now saves you. Baptism is not the washing of dirt from the body. Baptism is asking God for a pure heart. It saves you because Jesus Christ was raised from death.