Acts 16:30
28 But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”
29 Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
32 Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
- KJV
- And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
- WEB
- brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
- ASV
- and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
- DARBY
- And leading them out said, Sirs, what must I do that I may be saved?
- BLB
- And having brought them out, he was saying, “Sirs, what is necessary for me to do so that I may be saved?”
- ÅB
- Og han førte dem utenfor og sa: Herrer! hva skal jeg gjøre for å bli frelst?
- OTB
- Han førte dem ut og spurte: "Herrer, hva må jeg gjøre for å bli frelst?"
- B1930
- Og han førte dem utenfor og sa: Herrer! hvad skal jeg gjøre for å bli frelst?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 6:27–29
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
Read in contextActs 2:37
When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
Read in contextActs 22:10
Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
Read in contextLuke 3:10
The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
Read in contextActs 14:15
“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
Read in contextMatthew 3:8
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
Read in contextIsaiah 58:9
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,
Read in contextJames 2:13
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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