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NASB | Acts 16:31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 16:31 And they answered, "Believe in the Lord Jesus [as your personal Savior and entrust yourself to Him] and you will be saved, you and your household [if they also believe]." |
Bible Question: if one member of the household is saved, is this a promise that the whole household will be saved also. |
Bible Answer: 1 Corinthians 7:14"For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through the brother." Together with Acts 16:31 it would seem that if not salvation, at least sanctification is "graced" to the unbelieving spouse. The unbeliever is set apart or prepared,elected to recieve salvation. Sanctification: to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use : CONSECRATE)M 2: to free from sin : PURIFY 3: to give moral or social sanction to 4: to make efficient as the means of holiness |