King James Version
Acts 16:33 in the King James Version says “And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes ; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes ; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.”
Acts 16:33 · KJV
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes ; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“he took”
G3880to receive near, i.e., associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimate act or relation); by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn
“he”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“and washed”
G3068to bathe (the whole person; whereas g3538 means to wet a part only, and g4150 to wash, cleanse garments exclusively)
“their stripes”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“was baptized”
G907to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e., fully wet); used only (in the new testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordi
“he”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“he”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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