Acts 16:31-40 ▼

31 They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

32 And they spoke the word of God to him together with all who were in his house.

33 And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household.

34 And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and was overjoyed, since he had become a believer in God together with his whole household.

35 Now when day came, the chief magistrates sent their officers, saying, “Release those men.”

36 And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The chief magistrates have sent word that you be released. So come out now and go in peace.”

37 But Paul said to them, “After beating us in public without due process—men who are Romans—they threw us into prison; and now they are releasing us secretly? No indeed! On the contrary, let them come in person and lead us out.”

38 The officers reported these words to the chief magistrates. And they became fearful when they heard that they were Romans,

39 and they came and pleaded with them, and when they had led them out, they repeatedly asked them to leave the city.

40 They left the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brothers and sisters, they encouraged them and departed.