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

14“Then he told me, ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and hear him speak. 15For you are to be his witness, telling everyone what you have seen and heard. What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.’ 17“After I returned to Jerusalem, I was praying in the Temple and fell into a trance. 18I saw a vision of Jesus saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem, for the people here won’t 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 will hurry, without delay, to obey your commands.
• Jeremiah 8:14“Then the people will say, ‘Why should we wait here to die? Come, let’s go to the fortified towns and die there. For the Lord our God has decreed our destruction and has given us a cup of poison to drink because we sinned against the Lord.
• Acts 2:38Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Romans 6:3Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death?
• 1 Corinthians 6:11Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
• 1 Corinthians 12:13Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.
• Galatians 3:27And all who have been united with Christ in baptism have put on Christ, like putting on new clothes.
• Hebrews 10:22let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
• 1 Peter 3:21And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
• Acts 2:21But everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
• Acts 9:14And he is authorized by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon your name.”
• Romans 10:12Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him.
• 1 Corinthians 1:2I am writing to God’s church in Corinth, to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did for all people everywhere 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
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• Paul
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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