Acts 16:32 (DRB)

Passage

And they preached the word of the Lord to him and to all that were in his house.

Nearby Context

Acts 16:30 And bringing them out, he said: Masters, what must I do, that I may be saved?

Acts 16:31 But they said: believe in the Lord Jesus: and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Acts 16:32 And they preached the word of the Lord to him and to all that were in his house.

Acts 16:33 And he, taking them the same hour of the night, washed their stripes: and himself was baptized, and all his house immediately.

Acts 16:34 And when he had brought them into his own house, he laid the table for them: and rejoiced with all his house, believing God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "preached", "word", "lord", and "house". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "preached" and "word", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "But they said believe in the Lord..." into verse 33's "And he taking them the same hour...", so "preached" and "word" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "preached" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.