Acts 16:33

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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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
took	παραλαβὼν paralabōn	G3880	to receive near · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
them	αὐτοὺς autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
same	ἐκείνῃ ekeinē	G1565	that one (or (neuter) thing) · demonstrative pronoun — dative singular feminine
hour	ὥρᾳ hōra	G5610	an "hour" (literally or figuratively) · noun — dative singular feminine
night	νυκτὸς nuktos	G3571	"night" (literally or figuratively) · noun — genitive singular feminine
washed	ἔλουσεν elousen	G3068	to bathe (the whole person · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
stripes	πληγῶν, plēgōn	G4127	a stroke · noun — genitive plural feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
baptized	ἐβαπτίσθη ebaptisthē	G907	to immerse · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
he	αὐτὸς autos	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — nominative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
all	πάντες pantes	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural masculine
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
straightway	παραχρῆμα. parachrēma	G3916	at the thing itself · adverb

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Cross-references

1 Corinthians 1:16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
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,…
Luke 10:33-34 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
Acts 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
Proverbs 16:7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Isaiah 11:6-9 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling togeth…
Matthew 25:35-40 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Luke 19:9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 16:25-34

We have here the designs of the persecutors of Paul and Silas baffled and broken. I. The persecutors designed to dishearten and discourage the preachers of the gospel, and to make them sick of the cause and weary of their work; but here we find them both hearty and heartened. 1. They were themselves hearty, wonderfully hearty; never were poor prisoners so truly cheerful, nor so far from laying their hard usage to heart. Let us consider what their case was. The praetors among the Romans had rods carried before them, and axes bound upon them, the fasces and secures. Now they had felt the smart of the rods, the ploughers had ploughed upon their backs, and made long furrows. The many stripes the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 16:33

And he took them--the word implies change of place. the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes--in the well or fountain which was within or near the precincts of the prison [HOWSON]. The mention of "the same hour of the night" seems to imply that they had to go forth into the open air, which, unseasonable as the hour was, they did. These bleeding wounds had never been thought of by the indifferent jailer. But now, when his whole heart was opened to his spiritual benefactors, he cannot rest until he has done all in his power for their bodily relief. and was baptized, he and all his, straightway--probably at the same fountain, since it took place "straightway"; the one washing on…

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Adam Clarke on Acts 16:33

Washed their stripes - Ελουσεν απο των πληγων, He washed from the stripes: i.e. he washed the blood from the wounds; and this would not require putting them into a pool, or bath, as some have ridiculously imagined.

John Gill on Acts 16:33

And he took them the same hour of the night,.... After they had done preaching to him, and to his family: and washed their stripes; which were very many and heavy, and whereby they were covered with blood; and which by this time began to fester, and to produce corrupt matter; and all this in a pool, which Grotius supposes was within the bounds of the prison, he washed off from them: his faith worked by love, and showed itself in fruits of charity and righteousness, and in obedience to Christ, and submission to his ordinance, as follows: and was baptized, he and all his, straightway; by immersion, that being the only way in which baptism was administered, or can be, so as to be called a bap…

The Church Fathers

He washed their wounds, and he was baptized himself. A beautiful variety of events. Those whose wounds of injuries he washed, by them he lost his own wounds.
— Bede, Commentary on Acts

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Dictionary and topics

Paul — =Saul (q.v.) was born about the same time as our Lord. His circumcision-name was Saul, and probably the name Paul was also given to him in infancy “for use in the Gentile world,” as “Saul” would be…
Philippi — (1.) Formerly Crenides, “the fountain,” the capital of the province of Macedonia. It stood near the head of the Sea, about 8 miles north-west of Kavalla. It is now a ruined village, called…
Scourging — (1 Kings 12:11). Variously administered. In no case were the stripes to exceed forty (Deut. 25:3; comp. 2 Cor. 11:24). In the time of the apostles, in consequence of the passing of what was called…
Stephanas — Crown, a member of the church at Corinth, whose family were among those the apostle had baptized (1 Cor. 1:16; 16:15, 17). He has been supposed by some to have been the “jailer of Philippi” (comp.…
Converts · .Jailer — .Jailer
Criminals · Confined in pri — Confined in pri
Families · Good — Exemplified: Jailor of Philippi — Good — Exemplified: Jailor of Philippi
Family · .Jailor of Philippi — .Jailor of Philippi
Jailer (Jailor) · Of Philippi, converted — Of Philippi, converted
Philippi · (A city of Macedonia) -Paul preaches in — (A city of Macedonia) -Paul preaches in
Prisoners · Paul — Paul
Prisons · Keepers of: Sometimes acted kindly — Keepers of: Sometimes acted kindly

Acts 16:33

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 16:25-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 16:33

Adam Clarke on Acts 16:33

John Gill on Acts 16:33

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 16:33

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 16:25-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 16:33

Adam Clarke on Acts 16:33

John Gill on Acts 16:33

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 16:29-34

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 16:31-34