And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. [Lachmann and Tischendorf omit Christon (G5547) from their texts, with 'Aleph (') A B, etc. But the majority of manuscripts have it; and internal evidence, we think, favours it, as the apostle would probably give the saving name in its fullest form in such circumstances.]
And thou shalt be saved. The brevity, simplicity, and directness of this reply are, in the circumstances, And thou shalt be saved. The brevity, simplicity, and directness of this reply are, in the circumstances, singularly beautiful. Enough at that moment to have his faith directed simply to the Saviour, with the assurance that this would bring to his soul the needed and sought salvation-the how being a matter for after teaching.
And thy house. See the note at Luke 19:9; and Remark 4, at the close of that section.