Acts 16:29 (GNV)

Passage

Then he called for a light, and leaped in, and came trembling, and fell downe before Paul and Silas,

Nearby Context

Acts 16:27 Then the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleepe, and when he sawe the prison doores open, he drewe out his sword and would haue killed himselfe, supposing the prisoners had bin fled.

Acts 16:28 But Paul cryed with a loude voyce, saying, Doe thy selfe no harme: for we are all here.

Acts 16:29 Then he called for a light, and leaped in, and came trembling, and fell downe before Paul and Silas,

Acts 16:30 And brought them out, and said, Syrs, what must I doe to be saued?

Acts 16:31 And they saide, Beleeue in the Lord Iesus Christ, and thou shalt be saued, and thine houshold.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "light", "leaped", "came", "trembling", "fell", "downe", and "before". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "light", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "But Paul cryed with a loude voyce..." into verse 30's "And brought them out and said Syrs...", so "called" and "light" 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 "called" and "light" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.