Acts 16:32 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Acts 16:33 Afterwarde he tooke them the same houre of the night, and washed their stripes, and was baptized with all that belonged vnto him, straigthway.

Acts 16:34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meate before them, and reioyced that he with all his houshold beleeued in God.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "And they saide Beleeue in the Lord..." into verse 33's "Afterwarde he tooke them the same houre...", so "preached" and "vnto" 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 "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.