Acts 11:14who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.'
The setting
Jerusalem, ~41 AD. Peter quotes the angel's exact promise to Cornelius - that salvation would come to his entire household in Caesarea, Israel...
The emotion here: amazed at God's heart for entire families
The original word
oikos (οἶκος) — household, including family, servants, and all who live under one roof
Why it matters
Roman households included extended family, slaves, and freedmen - often 20-50 people
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 11:14
This promise came BEFORE Peter even arrived - God planned family salvation from the start
Common misconceptionPeople think this guarantees automatic family salvation, but it's actually about God's desire and our opportunity to see whole households reached when one person opens the door.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 11:14
Bible Genome reading
Acts 11:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 11:14 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Peter. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 85% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include salvation, household salvation. Notable phrases: words by which you will be saved; you and all your house. This verse contains a promise of God.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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