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Acts 16:34
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator reports the Philippian jailer bringing Paul and Silas into his dwelling immediately following their midnight baptism. This action occurs between the jailer’s household baptism and the magistrates’ morning order to release the prisoners.
The words — ἀναγαγὼν (anagagōn) translates literally as "having brought up," and παρὲθηκεν (parethēken) means "he laid before." These verbs document the jailer’s direct physical provision for the apostles.
The thread — The household’s rejoicing parallels the joy and peace promised in Romans 15:13 and aligns with the daily house-to-house fellowship recorded in Acts 2:46.
Why it lands — The text states that the jailer provided a meal and that his household rejoiced upon believing in God, requiring the reader to observe how reported belief directly precedes tangible hospitality.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
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.
- 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,
- Isaiah 12:1 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.
- Isaiah 55:12 You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
- Isaiah 58:7 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?
- 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.
- Luke 15:32 But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
- Acts 8:39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
- Acts 11:14 He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’
- Romans 5:11 Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.