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Acts 16:33

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 33 And he took them along in that hour of the night and washed their wounds. Then he and his entire household were baptized without delay.+

Acts 16:33

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 33 καὶ And παραλαβὼν having taken along αὐτοὺς them ἐν in ἐκείνῃ that τῇ the ὥρᾳ hour τῆς of the νυκτὸς night ἔλουσεν he bathed ἀπὸ from τῶν the πληγῶν, blows, καὶ and ἐβαπτίσθη he was baptized αὐτὸς he καὶ and οἱ the (ones) αὐτοῦ of him ἅπαντες all παραχρῆμα, instantly,

Acts 16:33

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 33 And he took them along in that hour of the night and bathed their stripes; and, one and all, he and his were baptized+ without delay.

Acts 16:33

The Bible in Living English
- 33 And he took them with him at that hour in the night and washed the blood off from the welts and was baptized immediately, he and everyone who belonged to him,

Acts 16:33

American Standard Version
- 33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, immediately.

Acts 16:33

The Emphasized Bible
- 33 And taking them with him in that hour of the night he bathed them from their stripes, and was immersed he and his, one and all, on the spot;

Acts 16:33

King James Version
- 33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

Acts Study Notes—Chapter 16

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 16:33
  
  were baptized without delay: The jailer and his household, his family, were Gentiles and were likely unfamiliar with basic Scriptural truths. After having encouraged them to “believe in the Lord Jesus,” Paul and Silas spoke “the word of Jehovah” to them, no doubt extensively. (Ac 16:31, 32) This affected them deeply, for that same night, as Ac 16:34 shows, they “believed in God,” or came to have faith in him. Therefore, it was appropriate that they were baptized without delay. When Paul and Silas left Philippi, Paul’s traveling companion Luke did not leave together with them, as indicated at Ac 16:40. (See study note on Ac 16:10.) Perhaps Luke was able to remain in Philippi for some time to give extra help to the new Christians there.