<p>16:31 <i>And they said: <em>Believe on the Lord Jesus and you shall be saved- </em></i>In :34, he believed in God. A theme of Acts is that the work of the Father and Son are paralleled (e.g. 16:31 cp. 34; 15:12; 26:17 cp. 22). They are working <em>together</em> to achieve our final redemption. The concept is wondrous.</p><p><em>You and your household</em>- This focus on his family may have been to psychologically assist him to get over his suicidal thoughts.</p>