Acts 16:32 Meaning and Explanation
“And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.”
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Read Full Chapter →Paul and Silas speak the word of the Lord to the jailer and to everyone in his house.
What Does Acts 16:32 Mean?
The one-sentence answer is followed by fuller teaching. In the small hours, wounded and weary, the missionaries open the word of the Lord to the jailer and to all who live under his roof, so that each one hears for himself.
Faith comes by hearing the word of God (Romans 10:17), so the word is brought to every ear in the house. The promise of verse 31 is no transaction made over the family's heads; it gathers them all around the message of Jesus. As with Lydia, the gospel makes its home in a household.
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What does Acts 16:32 mean?
Paul and Silas speak the word of the Lord to the jailer and to everyone in his house.