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.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, 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.’

Context of Acts 22:16

14Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors has already chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear a command from his mouth, 15because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard. And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.’ 17When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance 18and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry 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 keep your commands eagerly and without delay.
• Jeremiah 8:14The people say, “Why are we just sitting here? Let us gather together inside the fortified cities. Let us at least die there fighting, since the Lord our God has condemned us to die. He has condemned us to drink the poison waters of judgment because we have sinned against him.
• Acts 2:38Peter said to them, “Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Romans 6:3Or do you not know that as many as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
• 1 Corinthians 6:11Some of you once lived this way. 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. Whether Jews or Greeks or slaves or free, we were all made to drink of the one Spirit.
• Galatians 3:27For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
• Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.
• 1 Peter 3:21And this prefigured baptism, which now saves you – not the washing off of physical dirt but the pledge of a good conscience to God – through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
• Acts 2:21And then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
• Acts 9:14and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison all who call on your name!”
• Romans 10:12For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.
• 1 Corinthians 1:2to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 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

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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