Acts 16:30

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ προαγαγὼν αὐτοὺς ἔξω, ἔφη, Κύριοι, τί με δεῖ ποιεῖν ἵνα σωθῶ;

Transliteration

And proagagōn them outside, ephē, Kyrioi, what me dei poiein that sōthō?

Grammar Details

• *proagagōn*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having brought out
• *ephē*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - he said/was saying
• *Kyrioi*: vocative, masculine, plural - sirs/lords
• *dei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - it is necessary
• *poiein*: present active infinitive - to do
• *sōthō*: aorist passive subjunctive, 1st singular - I might be saved

Word Meanings

• *proagagōn*: having brought out/having led out
• *ephē*: said/was saying/declared
• *Kyrioi*: sirs/lords/masters
• *dei*: it is necessary/must/should
• *sōthō*: I might be saved/I might be rescued/I might be delivered

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then he brought them out and said, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and{G2532} brought{G4254} them{G846} out{G1854} and said,{G5346} Sirs,{G2962} what{G5101} must{G1163} I{G3165} do{G4160} to be{G2443} saved?{G4982}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} brought{G4254}{(G5631)} them{G846} out{G1854}, and said{G5346}{(G5713)}, Sirs{G2962}, what{G5101} must{G1163}{(G5748)} I{G3165} do{G4160}{(G5721)} to{G2443} be saved{G4982}{(G5686)}?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and brought them out and sayde: Syrs what must I do to be saved?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and broughte them out, and sayde: Syrs, what must I do, to be saued?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And brought them out, and said, Syrs, what must I doe to be saued?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And brought them out, & sayde: Syrs, what must I do to be saued?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and having brought them forth, said, `Sirs, what must I do -- that I may be saved?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation?

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then he brought them outside and asked,“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

Referenced Verses

• Acts 2:37 : 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, 'Men and brethren, what shall we do?'
• Acts 22:10 : 10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus, and there it shall be told to you everything that is appointed for you to do.
• Acts 16:17 : 17 This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.
• Luke 3:10 : 10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
• John 6:27-29 : 27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall give to you: for him God the Father has sealed. 28 Then they said to him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.
• Acts 9:6 : 6 And trembling and astonished, he said, Lord, what do you want me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do.
• Acts 14:15 : 15 And saying, Men, why do you do these things? We also are men with similar passions as you and preach to you that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things in them,
• Job 25:4 : 4 How then can man be righteous before God? Or how can he be clean who is born of a woman?
• Job 34:32 : 32 That which I do not see, teach me; if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
• Isa 1:16-17 : 16 Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil; 17 Learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
• Isa 58:6 : 6 Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?
• Isa 58:9 : 9 Then you shall call, and the LORD shall answer; you shall cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If you take away the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, and speaking vanity;
• Matt 3:8 : 8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance:
• Matt 5:7 : 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
• Acts 16:24 : 24 Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
• Jas 2:13 : 13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.