Acts 16:34 (LSB)

Passage

And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with his whole household, because he had believed in God.

Nearby Context

Acts 16:32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his household.

Acts 16:33 And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household.

Acts 16:34 And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with his whole household, because he had believed in God.

Acts 16:35 Now when day came, the chief magistrates sent their policemen, saying, “Release those men.”

Acts 16:36 And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The chief magistrates have sent to release you. Therefore come out now and go in peace.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brought", "house", "food", "before", "rejoiced", "greatly", "whole", and "household". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brought" and "house", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "And he took them that very hour..." into verse 35's "Now when day came the chief magistrates...", so "brought" and "house" 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 "house" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.