Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And now why are you delaying? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins, 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.
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 because you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard. 16 And now why are you delaying? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name!' 17 "And it happened that [when] I returned to Jerusalem and I was praying in the temple courts, I was in a trance,
Names
Cross References
Acts 2:38
And Peter [said] to them, "Repent and be baptized, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Hebrews 10:22
let us approach with a true heart in the full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled [clean] from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
1 Corinthians 6:11
And some of you were these [things], but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
Acts 2:21
And it will be [that] everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.'
Acts 9:14
and here he has authority from the chief priests to tie up all who call upon your name!"
Romans 6:3-4
Or do you not know that as many as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
1 Corinthians 12:13
For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free [persons], and all were made to drink one Spirit.
Galatians 3:27
for as many [of you] as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Titus 3:5
he saved us, not by deeds of righteousness that we have done, but because of his mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
1 Peter 3:21
And also, corresponding to [this], baptism now saves you, not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Psalm 119:60
I hurry and do not delay to heed your commands.
Jeremiah 8:14
Why [are] we sitting? Gather, and let us go into the fortified cities, and let us perish there, for Yahweh our God has caused us to perish, and has provided drink for us, water of poison, because we have sinned against Yahweh.
Acts 9:18
And immediately [something] like scales fell from his eyes and he regained [his] sight and got up [and] was baptized,
Romans 10:12-14
For [there] is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same [Lord] [is] Lord of all, who is rich to all who call upon him.
1 Corinthians 1:2
to the church of God sanctified in Christ Jesus that is in Corinth, called [to be] saints, together with all those who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their [Lord] and ours.