<p>16:33 <i>A</i><i>nd at that hour of the night he took them<em>-</em></i> The earthquake occurred at &ldquo;midnight&rdquo; (Acts 16:25); Paul and Silas spoke &ldquo;the word of the Lord&rdquo; to the jailer, and &ldquo;that same hour&rdquo; (Acts 16:33 AV) he washed their stripes and he and his family were baptized. The exact referent of &ldquo;that same hour&rdquo; is difficult to determine, but the grammar would seem to imply that within one hour the jailer heard the word of the Lord from Paul and Silas, washed them, and he and his family were baptized. All in the midst of the aftermath of a major earthquake. The record seems to be using &ldquo;that same hour&rdquo; to highlight the urgency of baptism it should be done even in the midst of an earthquake, at night; and the speed at which it could occur &ldquo;that same hour&rdquo;. After this, the jailer took Paul and Silas into his home and prepared a celebratory meal; and then day broke, the magistrates sent an urgent message requiring Paul and Silas to be released (Acts 16:34,35).</p><p><i>And washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptized</i>- The Greek <em>louo</em> specifically refers to complete washing of the body, rather than anointing just some parts of the body, for which the NT uses a different word. Literally, he washed them from their wounds, i.e. the blood and damage from the stripes was over their entire bodies. Their baptizing of him after this is another example in Acts of deep connection and mutuality between the convert and the converter.</p>