Acts 16:33 Meaning and Explanation
“And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.”
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Read Full Chapter →That same hour the jailer washes their wounds, and he and all his household are baptized without delay.
What Does Acts 16:33 Mean?
Grace makes him gentle. The man who clamped their feet in the stocks now bathes the wounds the rods had left, in the same hour of the night. Then, straightway, he and all his are baptized.
Two washings fill one verse: he washes their stripes, and the water of baptism marks the cleansing of his own life. New faith shows itself at once in mercy and obedience; hands that turned keys now bind up wounds. When Christ enters a man, kindness begins to flow from him within the hour.
Acts 16:33 in the Original Language
louo (λούω), 'washed' -- to bathe the whole body.
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What does Acts 16:33 mean?
That same hour the jailer washes their wounds, and he and all his household are baptized without delay.