Acts 16:15

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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  • Acts 11:14 : 14 who shall speak unto thee words, whereby thou shalt be saved, thou and all thy house.
  • Heb 13:2 : 2 Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
  • Luke 24:29 : 29 And they constrained him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in to abide with them.
  • Acts 16:33 : 33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, immediately.
  • Gen 19:3 : 3 And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
  • Gen 33:11 : 11 Take, I pray thee, my gift that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
  • Judg 19:19-21 : 19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants: there is no want of anything. 20 And the old man said, Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street. 21 So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
  • 1 Sam 28:23 : 23 But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.
  • 2 Kgs 4:8 : 8 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
  • Matt 10:41 : 41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
  • Luke 9:4-5 : 4 And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart. 5 And as many as receive you not, when ye depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
  • Luke 10:5-7 : 5 And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house. 6 And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall turn to you again. 7 And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
  • Luke 14:23 : 23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.
  • Acts 18:8 : 8 And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
  • Rom 16:23 : 23 Gaius my host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the treasurer of the city saluteth you, and Quartus the brother.
  • 1 Cor 1:13-16 : 13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized into the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, save Crispus and Gaius; 15 lest any man should say that ye were baptized into my name. 16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
  • 2 Cor 5:14 : 14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that one died for all, therefore all died;
  • 2 Cor 12:11 : 11 I am become foolish: ye compelled me; for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I am nothing.
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.
  • Eph 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus:
  • Phil 1:7 : 7 even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers with me of grace.
  • Phlm 1:17 : 17 If then thou countest me a partner, receive him as myself.
  • Acts 8:12 : 12 But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
  • Acts 8:38 : 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
  • Gen 18:4-5 : 4 let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: 5 and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on: forasmuch as ye are come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
  • 1 Pet 5:12 : 12 By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I account [him], I have written unto you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand ye fast therein.
  • 2 John 1:10 : 10 If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into [your] house, and give him no greeting:
  • 3 John 1:5 : 5 Beloved, thou doest a faithful work in whatsoever thou doest toward them that are brethren and strangers withal;
  • 3 John 1:8 : 8 We therefore ought to welcome such, that we may be fellow-workers for the truth.

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    8 and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

    9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

    10 And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

    11 Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;

    12 and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a [Roman] colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain days.

    13 And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together.

    14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul.

  • Acts 16:39-40
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    39 and they came and besought them; and when they had brought them out, they asked them to go away from the city.

    40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into [the house] of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

  • Acts 16:29-35
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    29 And he called for lights and sprang in, and, trembling for fear, fell down before Paul and Silas,

    30 and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

    31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.

    32 And they spake the word of the Lord unto him, with all that were in his house.

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

    34 And he brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his house, having believed in God.

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    7 And he departed thence, and went into the house of a certain man named Titus Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.

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    12 And the Spirit bade me go with them, making no distinction. And these six brethren also accompanied me; and we entered into the man's house:

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    23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

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    16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.

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  • Rom 16:2
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    2 that ye receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever matter she may have need of you: for she herself also hath been a helper of many, and of mine own self.

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    5 And when it came to pass that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey; and they all, with wives and children, brought us on our way till we were out of the city: and kneeling down on the beach, we prayed, and bade each other farewell;

  • Acts 13:43
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    16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

  • Acts 18:27
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  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16 and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and of you to be set forward on my journey unto Judaea.

  • Acts 20:14
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  • 1 Cor 1:16
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    16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

  • Acts 15:11
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    11 But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they.

  • Col 4:15
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    15 Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house.

  • 1 Cor 16:15
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    15 Now I beseech you, brethren (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to minister unto the saints),

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