Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
And now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name.
New American Standard Bible
Now why do you delay?
King James Version
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Holman Bible
And now, why delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins
International Standard Version
So now, what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away as you call on his name.'
A Conservative Version
And now what is it going to be? Having arisen, immerse and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
American Standard Version
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.
Amplified
Now, why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name [for salvation].’
An Understandable Version
So now, what are you waiting for? Get up and be immersed [into Christ], and have your sins washed away as you appeal to His name [i.e., to Christ's authority].'
Anderson New Testament
And now, why do you delay? Arise, and be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
And now, why are you waiting? get up, and have baptism, for the washing away of your sins, giving worship to his name.
Common New Testament
Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
why should you now delay? arise, be baptized, and cleansed from your sins, by invoking the name of the Lord.
Godbey New Testament
And now why tarriest thou? arising, be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on His name.
Goodspeed New Testament
And now, why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash out your sins, calling on his name.'
John Wesley New Testament
And now, why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Julia Smith Translation
And now what art thou about to do having risen, be immersed and wash away thy sins, having called upon the name of the Lord.
King James 2000
And now why do you tarry? arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And now why are you delaying? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name!'
Modern King James verseion
And now what do you intend? Arise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And now: why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptised, and wash away thy sins, in calling on the name of the Lord.'
Moffatt New Testament
And now, why do you wait? Get up and be baptized and wash away your sins, invoking his name.'
Montgomery New Testament
"'And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling upon his name.'
NET Bible
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.'
New Heart English Bible
Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
Noyes New Testament
And now why dost thou delay? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.
Sawyer New Testament
And now, why do you delay? Arising, baptize and wash away your sins, calling on his name.
The Emphasized Bible
And, now, what art thou going to do? Arise, and get thyself immersed, and have thy sins bathed away, calling upon his name.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And now why delay? arise, to be baptised, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And now why wait any longer: Be baptized at once, wash away your sins, and invoke his Name.
Webster
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Weymouth New Testament
And now why delay? Rise, get yourself baptized, and wash off your sins, calling upon His name.'
Williams New Testament
And now, why are you waiting? Get up and be baptized and wash your sins away by calling on His name.'
World English Bible
Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'
Worrell New Testament
And now why do you delay? Arising, be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.'
Worsley New Testament
And now why shouldst thou delay? Arise and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.
Youngs Literal Translation
and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.
Themes
Ananias » A Christian » Damascus
Baptism » Of believers, encouraged
Baptism » Remission of sins, signified by
Church » Sacraments of sacraments of, baptism » Baptism of believers, encouraged
Cleansing » Ps 51 » Spiritual encouraged
Damascus » Paul's experiences in
Paul » Called to be an apostle
Paul » His vision and conversion
Prayer » Described as » Calling upon the name of the lord
Purification of heart » Cleansing, spiritual » Encouraged
Topics
Interlinear
Anistemi
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 22:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Tells Of His Conversion On The Damascus Road
15 for thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen and heard. 16 And now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name. 17 And it came to pass when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I became in ecstasy,
Names
Cross References
Acts 2:38
And Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptised, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Hebrews 10:22
let us approach with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, sprinkled as to our hearts from a wicked conscience, and washed as to our body with pure water.
1 Corinthians 6:11
And these things were some of you; but ye have been washed, but ye have been sanctified, but ye have been justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Acts 2:21
And it shall be that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Acts 9:14
and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name.
Romans 6:3-4
Are you ignorant that we, as many as have been baptised unto Christ Jesus, have been baptised unto his death?
1 Corinthians 12:13
For also in the power of one Spirit we have all been baptised into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bondmen or free, and have all been given to drink of one Spirit.
Galatians 3:27
For ye, as many as have been baptised unto Christ, have put on Christ.
Titus 3:5
not on the principle of works which have been done in righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
1 Peter 3:21
which figure also now saves you, even baptism, not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the demand as before God of a good conscience, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Psalm 119:60
I have made haste, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
Jeremiah 8:14
Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fenced cities, and let us be silent there: for Jehovah our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.
Acts 9:18
And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he saw, and rising up was baptised;
Romans 10:12-14
For there is no difference of Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich towards all that call upon him.
1 Corinthians 1:2
to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours: