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ACTS 16:30-31
TO SEE THE KINGDOM
THE DESIRE OF THE JAILOR
Acts 16:30-31  And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?  31  And they said, Believe [aorist active imperative] on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
                            ACTS 16:31
o              3588  1 mas  artl nom p  ------- *they
de             1161  2 ---- ---- --- -- conj--- *moreover
rew            4483  3 aor  act  ind 3p ---verb *said
pisteuw        4100  4 aor  act  imp 2s ---verb *you believe
epi            1909  5 ---- ---- acc -- prep---  upon
o              3588  6 mas  artl acc s  -------  the
kurios         2962  7 mas  ---- acc s  noun---  Lord
insous         2424  8 mas  ---- acc s  noun---  Jesus
kai            2532  9 ---- ---- --- -- conj---  and
swzw           4982 10 fut  pas  ind 2s ---verb *you will be saved
The will of the Jailor
To be saved
The Jailor is active
In his salvation
JOHN 1:13 BEGOTTEN BY GOD
TO ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM
In Acts 16:30-31 we see the Philippian Jailor make an active discision to believe on the Lord Jesus. He was born from above.
Again, it was the jailor’s will to be saved and he was active in being born from above.
In John 1:13 man is not active in this birth. God is the one who is active in this birth for the ones believing. The verb “born” is aorist passive. Man is passive not active. Passive measn that subject is being acted upon. The ones believing were born out from God.