Bible Strands
Acts 11:14
He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter recounts to the Jerusalem church how an angel directed Cornelius to send for him so he could deliver the gospel message.
The words — The Greek λαλήσει (lalēsei) means “will speak,” and σωθήσῃ (sōthēsē) means “will be saved,” anchoring the promise in a specific spoken proclamation.
The thread — The text states that salvation comes through a delivered message, a pattern repeated in Acts 10:22 where Cornelius sends for Peter, Acts 16:15 where Lydia’s household is baptized after hearing the word, and Acts 16:31 where the jailer’s household is told to believe.
Why it lands — The text says the message is the vehicle of salvation before any interpreter infers the mechanics of faith or household inclusion, demanding that the reader attend to the spoken word as the sole instrument of deliverance.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
Cross-references
- Acts 10:22 “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”
- Acts 16:15 And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
- Acts 16:31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
- Genesis 17:7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- John 12:50 And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”
- John 20:31 But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
- Acts 2:39 This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
- Acts 10:2 He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
- Acts 10:6 He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
- Acts 10:32 Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’