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and brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
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Commentators overwhelmingly agree that the jailer's question was not about saving his life from the earthquake or Roman punishment. Instead, faced with a supernatural event and his own guilt, he was asking about his eternal, spiritual salvation. Scholars like Albert Barnes and Charles Ellicott note that the context and the apostles' subsequent answer confirm he was seeking deliverance from a deep 'inward misery and shame.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And brought them out. From the prison.
Sirs. Greek, kurioi, lords—an address of respect; a title usually given to…
Brought them out (προγαγων αυτους εξω). Second aorist active participle of προαγω, to lead forward. He left the other prisoners in…
19th Century
Anglican
Sirs, what must I do to be saved?—The use of “Sirs” here differs from that in Acts 7:26, as it corresponds to a Greek word (the one used i…
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Baptist
What must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake unto him th…
Since it was midnight, the jailer called for torches to dispel the darkness of the prison. Rushing in, he fell trembling before Paul and Silas, dou…
16th Century
Protestant
Sirs, what must I do? He asks for counsel in such a way that he thereby shows his willingness to be obedient. From this we see that he was…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And brought them out Of the inner prison, to some part of the prison that was more free and open:
The consolations of God to His suffering servants are neither few nor small. How much happier are true Christians than their prosperous enemies! As…
