Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
And now, why are you waiting? Get up and be baptized and wash your sins away by 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.
Darby Translation
And now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name.
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.'
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 because you are to be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard. 16 And now, why are you waiting? Get up and be baptized and wash your sins away by calling on His name.' 17 After I had come back to Jerusalem, one day while I was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance,
Names
Cross References
Acts 2:38
Peter said to them, "You must repent -- and, as an expression of it, let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ -- that you may have your sins forgiven; and then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,
Hebrews 10:22
let us continue to draw near to God with sincere hearts and perfect faith; with our hearts cleansed from the sense of sin, and our bodies bathed in clean water;
1 Corinthians 6:11
And these are just the characters some of you used to be. But now you have washed yourselves clean, you have been consecrated, you are now in right standing with God, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of God.
Acts 2:21
Then everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.'
Acts 9:14
Now he is here and has authority from the high priests to put in chains all who call upon your name."
Romans 6:3-4
Or, do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into union with Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?
1 Corinthians 12:13
For by one Spirit all of us, Jews or Greeks, slaves or freemen, have been baptized into one body, and were all imbued with one Spirit.
Galatians 3:27
For all of you who have been baptized into union with Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
Titus 3:5
He saved us, not for upright deeds that we had done, but in accordance with His mercy, through the bath of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
1 Peter 3:21
Baptism, which corresponds to this figure, now saves you, too -- I do not mean the mere removal of physical stains, but the craving for a clear conscience toward God -- through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Acts 9:18
And all at once something like scales fell from his eyes, he regained his sight, got up and was baptized,
Romans 10:12-14
But there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord is over them all, because He is infinitely kind to all who call upon Him.
1 Corinthians 1:2
to the church of God at Corinth, to those who are consecrated by union with Christ Jesus, and called to be God's people, in fellowship with those who anywhere call upon the name of Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: