Acts 16:30 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Acts 16:32 And they preached vnto him the worde of the Lord, and to all that were in the house.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brought", "said", "syrs", "must", and "saued". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brought" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "Then he called for a light and..." into verse 31's "And they saide Beleeue in the Lord...", so "brought" and "said" 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 "brought" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.