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Andκαὶbringingπροαγαγὼνthemαὐτοὺςout,ἔξωhe said,ἔφη“Sirs,ΚύριοιwhatτίmustδεῖIμεdoποιεῖνtoἵναbe saved?”σωθῶ
Acts 16:30
Study it in the app“And bringing them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?””
A jailer asks what to do; the answer is shortFaith
With the Greek beneath
Acts 16:30, word by word
- bringingπροαγαγὼνproagagōn
bring
To lead someone out or before another.
Where else “proagagōn” appears- outἔξωexō
outside
Points to the space on the other side of a door, a wall or a group.
Where else “exō” appears- he saidἔφηephē
say
Say.
Where else “ephē” appears- “SirsΚύριοιKyrioi
sir
A respectful way to address someone.
Where else “Kyrioi” appears- mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- doποιεῖνpoiein
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiein” appears- be savedσωθῶsōthō
save
To rescue from sin and ruin.
Where else “sōthō” appears
The context
29And asking for lights, he rushed in and, trembling, fell down before Paul and Silas.
30 · This verse (above)
31And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
To study Acts 16 in a group
1. What it says
What do Paul and Silas do at midnight in prison, and what happens afterward? (vv. 25-26)
2. What it means
Why does the jailer ask what he must do, and how do Paul and Silas answer him? (vv. 27-31)
3. How I live it
Paul and Silas prayed and sang on a very hard night (v. 25). What gives you courage when you go through a night like that?