Acts 16:32

Mace New Testament

then they declared the word of the Lord to him, and to all his family.

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
Then they told him, and all of his family who had gathered there also, the story of Jesus.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house.

Legacy Standard Bible
And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his household.

Bible in Basic English
And they gave the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.

Darby Translation
And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, with all that were in his house.

New King James Version
Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.

Christian Standard Bible®
Then they spoke the message of the Lord to him along with everyone in his house.

World English Bible
They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they spake the word of the Lord to him and to all that were in his house.

Weymouth's New Testament
And they told the Lord's Message to him as well as to all who were in his house.

King James Version (1611)
And they spake vnto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

Literal Translation
And they spoke the Word of the Lord to him, and to all those in his house.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they preached the worde of the LORDE vnto him, and to all that were in his house.

THE MESSAGE
They went on to spell out in detail the story of the Master—the entire family got in on this part. They never did get to bed that night. The jailer made them feel at home, dressed their wounds, and then—he couldn't wait till morning!—was baptized, he and everyone in his family. There in his home, he had food set out for a festive meal. It was a night to remember: He and his entire family had put their trust in God; everyone in the house was in on the celebration.

Amplified Bible
And they spoke the word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ] to him and to all who were in his house.

American Standard Version
And they spake the word of the Lord unto him, with all that were in his house.

Revised Standard Version
And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all that were in his house.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they preached vnto him the worde of the Lorde and to all that were in his housse.

Update Bible Version
And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, with all that were in his house.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

Young's Literal Translation
and they spake to him the word of the Lord, and to all those in his household;

New Century Version
So Paul and Silas told the message of the Lord to the jailer and all the people in his house.

New English Translation
Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him, along with all those who were in his house.

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

Contemporary English Version
Then Paul and Silas told him and everyone else in his house about the Lord.

Complete Jewish Bible
Whereupon they told him and everyone in his household the message about the Lord.

English Standard Version
And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they preached vnto him the worde of the Lord, and to all that were in the house.

George Lamsa Translation
And they spoke to him the word of the LORD, and to all who were of his household.

Hebrew Names Version
They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.

International Standard Version
Then they spoke the word of the Lordof God">[fn] to him and everyone in his home.

Etheridge Translation
And they spoke with him the words of the Lord, and with all the sons of his house.

Murdock Translation
And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all the members of his house.

New Living Translation
And they shared the word of the Lord with him and with all who lived in his household.

New Life Bible
Then Paul spoke the Word of God to him and his family.

English Revised Version
And they spake the word of the Lord unto him, with all that were in his house.

New Revised Standard
They spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they spake unto him the word of God, with all who were in his house.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they preached the word of the Lord to him and to all that were in his house.

King James Version
And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

Lexham English Bible
And they spoke the message of the Lord to him, together with all those in his house.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they spake vnto hym the worde of the Lorde, and to all that were in his house.

Easy-to-Read Version
So Paul and Silas told the message of the Lord to the jailer and all the people who lived in his house.

New American Standard Bible
And they spoke the word of God to him together with all who were in his house.

Good News Translation
Then they preached the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in the house.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei spaken to hym the word of the Lord, with alle that weren in his hous.

Contextual Overview

²⁵ At midnight Paul and Silas went to prayers, and sang praises to God, which the other prisoners heard: ²⁶ when all of a sudden there was such a great earthquake, that the foundations of the prison were shaken: immediately all the doors opened, and the setters dropp'd from the prisoners. ²⁷ the jayler waking, and seeing the prison-doors open, drew his sword, designing to dispatch himself from the apprehension that the prisoners had escaped. ²⁸ but Paul call'd to him aloud, and said, do thy self no harm, for we are all here. ²⁹ then having called for a light, he ran in, and with trembling fell down before Paul and Silas; ³⁰ and bringing them out, he said, sirs, what must I do to be saved? ³¹ believe, said they, on the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, you, and your family. ³² then they declared the word of the Lord to him, and to all his family. ³³ at the same time of night he washed their stripes, and immediately he was baptized, he, and all that belong'd to him. ³⁴ then he conducted them to his house, and gave them an entertainment; and he and his family were affected with joy, for having believed in God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they: Acts 10:33-43, Mark 16:15, Ephesians 3:8, Colossians 1:27, Colossians 1:28, 1 Thessalonians 2:8, 1 Timothy 1:13-16

to all: Romans 1:14, Romans 1:16

Reciprocal: Acts 16:31 - and thy

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they spake unto him the word of the Lord,.... That is, the Gospel; which comes from the Lord Jesus Christ, as the author of it; and is concerning him, as the subject matter of it, and is what was preached by himself when on earth; this is the word, which is called the word of salvation, the word of reconciliation and peace, the word of life, the word of righteousness, and the word of faith; because it publishes salvation by Christ, peace and reconciliation by his blood, life by his death, his righteousness for justification, and proposes him as the object of faith, and encourages souls to believe in him; and faith comes by it, and it contains things to be believed: and this word Paul and Silas spake to the jailer, and opened and explained it to him for his comfort, and for the encouragement of his faith in Christ:

and to all that were in his house; his whole family, who were all alarmed by the earthquake, and were got together into the prison; for it seems as if, after this, the jailer had them into his dwelling house, Acts 16:34. These appear to be adult persons, such as were capable of having the word of the Lord spoken to them, and of hearing it, so as to believe in it, and rejoice at it, for faith came to them by hearing.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To all that were in his house - Old and young. They instructed them in the doctrines of religion, and doubtless in the nature of the ordinances of the gospel, and then baptized the entire family.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 32. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord — Thus, by teaching him and all that were in his house the doctrine of the Lord, they plainly pointed out to them the way of salvation. And it appears that he and his whole family, who were capable of receiving instructions, embraced this doctrine, and showed the sincerity of their faith by immediately receiving baptism. And, by the way, if he and all his were baptized straightway, παραχρημα, immediately, instantly, at that very time, dum ipsa res agitur, it is by no means likely that there was any immersion in the case; indeed, all the circumstances of the case, the dead of the night, the general agitation, the necessity of despatch, and the words of the text, all disprove it. The apostles, therefore, had another method of administering baptism besides immersion, which, if practised according to the Jewish formalities, must have required considerable time, and not a little publicity. As the Jews were accustomed to receive whole families of heathens, young and old, as proselytes, by baptism, so here the apostles received whole families, those of Lydia and the jailor, by the same rite. It is therefore pretty evident that we have in this chapter very presumptive proofs:

1. That baptism was administered without immersion, as in the case of the jailor and his family; and

2. That children were also received into the Church in this way; for we can scarcely suppose that the whole families of Lydia and the jailor had no children in them; and, if they had, it is not likely that they should be omitted; for the Jewish practice was invariably to receive the heathen children with their proselyted parents.