Parallel Verses

King James Version

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

New American Standard Bible

Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.’

Holman Bible

And now, why delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.’

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.'

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

now
νῦν 
Nun 
Usage: 102

why
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

tarriest thou
μέλλω 
mello 
shall, should, would, to come, will, things to come, not tr,
Usage: 90

ἀνίστημι 
Anistemi 
arise, rise, rise up, rise again, raise up, stand up, raise up again,
Usage: 86

and be baptized
βαπτίζω 
Baptizo 
Usage: 65

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἀπολούω 
Apolouo 
Usage: 2

thy
σοῦ 
Sou 
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
Usage: 241

ἁμαρτία 
Hamartia 
Usage: 143

calling on
ἐπικαλέομαι 
Epikaleomai 
Usage: 32

the name
ὄνομα 
Onoma 
name, named, called, surname , named , not tr
Usage: 162

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Watsons

Context Readings

Paul Tells Of His Conversion On The Damascus Road

15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. 17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;


Cross References

Acts 2:38

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Hebrews 10:22

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

1 Corinthians 6:11

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Acts 2:21

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Acts 9:14

And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

Romans 6:3-4

Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

1 Corinthians 12:13

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

Galatians 3:27

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Titus 3:5

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

1 Peter 3:21

The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

Psalm 119:60

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

Jeremiah 8:14

Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

Acts 9:18

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

Romans 10:12-14

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

1 Corinthians 1:2

Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

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