Acts 22:16

Acts 22:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’
• New King James Version (NKJV)And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.’

Context of Acts 22:16

14And he said, 'The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth; 15for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard. And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.' 17"When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance 18and saw him saying to me, 'Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'

Acts 22:16 word by word

καὶ νῦν τί μέλλεις; ἀναστὰς βάπτισαι καὶ ἀπόλουσαι τὰς ἁμαρτίας σου ἐπικαλεσάμενος τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• tarriest thouμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• ariseἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• and be baptizedβαπτίζωbaptizō · to baptizeG907
• wash awayἀπολούωapolouō · to wash offG628
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• sinsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• calling onἐπικαλέωepikaleomai · to call (on)/nameG1941
• the nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Acts 22:16

• Psalms 119:60I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments.
• Jeremiah 8:14Why do we sit still? Gather together; let us go into the fortified cities and perish there, for the Lord our God has doomed us to perish and has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.
• Acts 2:38And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Romans 6:3Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
• 1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
• 1 Corinthians 12:13For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
• Galatians 3:27For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
• Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
• 1 Peter 3:21Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
• Acts 2:21And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.'
• Acts 9:14And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name."
• Romans 10:12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
• 1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:

Commentaries on Acts 22:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Arise, and be baptized - Take now the profession of Christ's faith most solemnly upon thee, by being baptized in the name of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Wash away thy sins, etc. - Let this washing of thy body represent to thee the washing away of thy sins: and know that this washing away of sin can be received only by invoking the name of the Lord.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16And now why tarriest thou? - Why dost thou delay, or wait any longer? These words are not recorded by Luke in Hebrews 10:22. Sinners are represented in the Scriptures as defiled or polluted by sin. “To wash away the sins” denotes “the purifying of the soul from this polluted influence,” 1 Corinthians 6:11; Revelation 1:5; Revelation 7:14; Isaiah 1:16; Psalm 51:2, Psalm 51:7. Calling on the name of the Lord - For pardon and sanctification, Romans 10:13…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 The apostle goes on to relate how he was confirmed in the change he had made. The Lord having chosen the sinner, that he should know his will, he is humbled, enlightened, and brought to the knowledge of Christ and his blessed gospel. Christ is here called that Just One; for he is Jesus Christ the righteous. Those whom God has chosen to know his will, must look to Jesus, for by him God has made known his good-will to us. The great gospel…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16be baptized, and wash your sins away: See “Baptism” Theme Note.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. be baptized and wash away thy sins--This way of speaking arises from baptism being the visible seal of remission. calling on the name of the Lord--rather, "having called," that is, after having done so; referring to the confession of Christ which preceded baptism, as Ac 8:37.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 22:16

• Ablution
• Ananias
• Baptism
• Damascus
• Paul
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Acts 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings