Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"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 (ASV)
And when she was baptized. Apparently without any delay. (Acts 8:38). It was usual to be baptized immediately on believing.
And her household. Greek: Her house (o oikov authv). Her family. No mention is made of their having believed. And the case is one that affords a strong presumptive proof that this was an instance of household or infant baptism. For:
If ye have judged me to be faithful. If you deem me a Christian, or a believer.
And she constrained us. She urged us. This was an instance of great hospitality, and also an evidence of her desire for further instruction in the doctrines of religion.