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Acts 16:15

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 15 Now when she and her household got baptized,+ she urged us: “If you have considered me to be faithful to Jehovah,* come and stay at my house.” And she just made us come.

Acts 16:15

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 15 ὡς As δὲ but ἐβαπτίσθη she was baptized καὶ and ὁ the οἶκος household αὐτῆς, of her, παρεκάλεσεν she entreated λέγουσα saying Εἰ If κεκρίκατέ YOU have judged με me πιστὴν faithful τῷ to the κυρίῳ Lord εἶναι, to be, εἰσελθόντες having entered εἰς into τὸν the οἶκόν house μου of me μένετε· be YOU remaining; καὶ and παρεβιάσατο she constrained ἡμᾶς. us.

Acts 16:15

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 15 Now when she and her household got baptized,+ she said with entreaty: “If YOU men have judged me to be faithful to Jehovah,* enter into my house and stay.”+ And she just made us come.+

Acts 16:15

The Bible in Living English
- 15 And when she and her household had been baptized she invited us to stay with her, saying “If you have judged me to be a loyal believer in the Lord, come to my house and stay,” and would not take no for an answer.

Acts 16:15

American Standard Version
- 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.

Acts 16:15

The Emphasized Bible
- 15 And when she was immersed and her house she besought [us], saying—If ye have judged me to be a believer in the Lord come into my house and abide [there]. And she constrained us.

Acts 16:15

King James Version
- 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.

Acts Study Notes—Chapter 16

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 16:15
  
  faithful to Jehovah: As shown in the study note in the preceding verse, Lydia’s background, probably as a Jewish proselyte, makes it logical that she had Jehovah in mind. She had just heard about Jesus Christ from Paul’s preaching but had not yet shown that she was faithful to Jesus. It seems logical, then, that she was referring to her faithfulness to the God whom she had already been worshipping, Jehovah.—See App. C3 introduction; Ac 16:15.