KJV King James Version
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought [us], saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide [there]. And she constrained us.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 16:15
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought [us], saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide [there]. And she constrained us.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
WEB World English Bible
When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay.” So she persuaded us.
ASV American Standard Version
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and when she was baptized, and her household, she did call upon us, saying, ‘If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, having entered into my house, remain;’ and she constrained us.
Surrounding context — Acts 16
12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, [and] a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted [thither].
14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard [us]: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought [us], saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide [there]. And she constrained us.
16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenδὲG1161 · dethenἐβαπτίσθηG907 · baptizōto baptizeκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἶκοςG3624 · oikoshouse: homeαὐτῆς,G846 · autosit/s/heπαρεκάλεσενG3870 · parakaleōto plead/comfortλέγουσα·G3004 · legōto sayεἰG1487 · eiifκεκρίκατέG2919 · krinōto judgeμεG3165 · memeπιστὴνG4103 · pistosfaithfulτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoκυρίῳG2962 · kurioslord: Godεἶναι,G1511 · einaito existεἰσελθόντεςG1525 · eiserchomaito enterεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἶκόνG3624 · oikoshouse: homeμουG3165 · memeμένετε·G3306 · menōto stayκαὶG2532 · kaiandπαρεβιάσατοG3849 · parabiazomaito urgeἡμᾶς.¶G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Acts 11:14Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.Hebrews 13:2Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.Acts 16:33And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed [their] stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.Luke 24:29But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.Genesis 19:3And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.1 Corinthians 1:13-16Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?3 John 1:8We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.3 John 1:5Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;Philemon 1:17If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.1 Peter 5:12By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.Philippians 1:7Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.Ephesians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:2 Corinthians 12:11I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:Galatians 6:10As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all [men], especially unto them who are of the household of faith.Luke 14:23And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.Acts 18:8And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.Luke 9:4-5And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.
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