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Acts 16:34

JoyFaithFellowship and the church

32 Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.

33 At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.

Then 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.

35 When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”

36 The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”

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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.

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BSB
Then 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.
KJV
And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
WEB
He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.
ASV
And he brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his house, having believed in God.
DARBY
And having brought them into his house he laid the table [for them], and rejoiced with all his house, having believed in God.
BLB
And having brought them into the house, he set a table and rejoiced with all [his] household, having believed in God.
ÅB
og han førte dem opp i sitt hus og satte et bord for dem, og frydet seg, etter at han med hele sitt hus var kommet til troen på Gud.
OTB
Han tok dem med inn i sitt hus, satte mat foran dem, og var fylt med glede fordi han hadde kommet til tro på Gud—han og hele hans husstand.
B1930
og han førte dem op i sitt hus og satte et bord for dem, og frydet sig, efterat han med hele sitt hus var kommet til troen på Gud.

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Cross references

  • Romans 15:13

    Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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  • Acts 2:46

    With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,

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  • Romans 5:11

    Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

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  • Philemon 1:7

    I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.

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  • Isaiah 61:10

    I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

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  • Acts 11:14

    He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’

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  • Isaiah 58:7–11

    Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

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  • Isaiah 12:1–3

    In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.

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