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Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.&#8217 <a href="/nlt/acts/22.htm">New Living Translation</a> What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.’ <a href="/esv/acts/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’ <a href="/bsb/acts/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’ <a href="/blb/acts/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And now why do you delay? Having arisen, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.' <a href="/kjv/acts/22.htm">King James Bible</a> And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. <a href="/nkjv/acts/22.htm">New King James Version</a> And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’ <a href="/nasb_/acts/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.’ <a href="/nasb/acts/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/acts/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘And now why do you delay? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.’ <a href="/lsb/acts/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now why do you delay? Rise up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.’ <a href="/amp/acts/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now, why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name [for salvation].’ <a href="/csb/acts/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And now, why are you delaying? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’ <a href="/hcsb/acts/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And now, why delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/asv/acts/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name. <a href="/cev/acts/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> What are you waiting for? Get up! Be baptized, and wash away your sins by praying to the Lord." <a href="/erv/acts/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name. <a href="/gwt/acts/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> What are you waiting for now? Get up! Be baptized, and have your sins washed away as you call on his name.' <a href="/gnt/acts/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> And now, why wait any longer? Get up and be baptized and have your sins washed away by praying to him.' <a href="/isv/acts/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> So now, what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away as you call on his name.' <a href="/msb/acts/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on the name of the Lord.? <a href="/net/acts/22.htm">NET Bible</a> And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.' <a href="/nheb/acts/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.' <a href="/wbt/acts/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. <a href="/wey/acts/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And now why delay? Rise, get yourself baptized, and wash off your sins, calling upon His name.' <a href="/web/acts/22.htm">World English Bible</a> Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and now, why do you linger? Having risen, immerse yourself, and wash away your sins, calling on the Name of the LORD. <a href="/blb/acts/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And now why do you delay? Having arisen, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.' <a href="/ylt/acts/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord. <a href="/slt/acts/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And now why tarriest thou? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, invoking his name. <a href="/cpdv/acts/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And now, why do you delay? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, by invoking his name.’ <a href="/nabre/acts/22.htm">New American Bible</a> Now, why delay? Get up and have yourself baptized and your sins washed away, calling upon his name.’ <a href="/nrsvce/acts/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And now why do you delay? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And now why do you delay? Arise, and be baptized and wash away your sins calling on the name of the LORD. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/22.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and be cleansed from your sins while you call upon his name.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/22.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And now, why do you delay? Arise, and be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.<CM> <a href="/godbey/acts/22.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And now why tarriest thou? arising, be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on His name. <a href="/haweis/acts/22.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And now why delay? arise, to be baptised, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.<CM> <a href="/mace/acts/22.htm">Mace New Testament</a> why should you now delay? arise, be baptized, and cleansed from your sins, by invoking the name of the Lord. <a href="/wey/acts/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And now why delay? Rise, get yourself baptized, and wash off your sins, calling upon His name.' <a href="/worrell/acts/22.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And now why do you delay? Arising, be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.' <a href="/worsley/acts/22.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And now why shouldst thou delay? Arise and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord. <a href="/parallel/acts/22-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=7486" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/22.htm">Paul's Defense to the Crowd</a> …15You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard. 16<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/3568.htm" title="3568: nyn (Adv) -- A primary particle of present time; now; also as noun or adjective present or immediate.">now</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">what</a> <a href="/greek/3195.htm" title="3195: melleis (V-PIA-2S) -- A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.">are you waiting for?</a> <a href="/greek/450.htm" title="450: anastas (V-APA-NMS) -- To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.">Get up,</a> <a href="/greek/907.htm" title="907: baptisai (V-AMM-2S) -- Lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize. ">be baptized,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/628.htm" title="628: apolousai (V-AMM-2S) -- To wash off, mid: I wash away (my sins, in baptism). From apo and louo; to wash fully, i.e. have remitted.">wash</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartias (N-AFP) -- From hamartano; a sin.">sins away,</a> <a href="/greek/1941.htm" title="1941: epikalesamenos (V-APM-NMS) -- (a) To call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: To call upon, appeal to, address. ">calling on</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3686.htm" title="3686: onoma (N-ANS) -- Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a name.">name.’</a> 17Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38</a> Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every 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. <a href="/romans/6-3.htm">Romans 6:3-4</a> Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? / We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life. <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm">1 Peter 3:21</a> And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, <a href="/galatians/3-27.htm">Galatians 3:27</a> For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. <a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Titus 3:5</a> He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. <a href="/mark/16-16.htm">Mark 16:16</a> Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. <a href="/john/3-5.htm">John 3:5</a> Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. <a href="/colossians/2-12.htm">Colossians 2:12</a> And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead. <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a> Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, <a href="/1_corinthians/6-11.htm">1 Corinthians 6:11</a> And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. <a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Ephesians 5:26</a> to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, <a href="/hebrews/10-22.htm">Hebrews 10:22</a> let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-18</a> Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” / “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25-27</a> I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Joel 2:32</a> And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And now why tarry you? arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.why.<a href="/psalms/119-60.htm">Psalm 119:60</a> I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.<a href="/jeremiah/8-14.htm">Jeremiah 8:14</a> 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.arise.<a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38</a> 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.<a href="/romans/6-3.htm">Romans 6:3,4</a> Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? … <a href="/1_corinthians/6-11.htm">1 Corinthians 6:11</a> 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.calling.<a href="/acts/2-21.htm">Acts 2:21</a> And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.<a href="/acts/9-14.htm">Acts 9:14</a> And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.<a href="/romans/10-12.htm">Romans 10:12-14</a> 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… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/22-10.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/acts/19-5.htm">Baptised</a> <a href="/acts/19-5.htm">Baptism</a> <a href="/acts/11-16.htm">Baptize</a> <a href="/acts/19-5.htm">Baptized</a> <a href="/acts/16-33.htm">Delay</a> <a href="/acts/22-10.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/acts/22-10.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/acts/19-18.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/acts/21-24.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/acts/20-23.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/acts/21-10.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/john/13-14.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/acts/16-33.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/acts/9-37.htm">Washing</a> <a href="/acts/18-13.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/26-16.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/romans/6-3.htm">Baptised</a> <a href="/romans/6-3.htm">Baptism</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-14.htm">Baptize</a> <a href="/romans/6-3.htm">Baptized</a> <a href="/acts/24-4.htm">Delay</a> <a href="/acts/26-16.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/romans/6-13.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/acts/26-18.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/acts/24-8.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/acts/23-16.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/acts/23-21.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/james/4-8.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-11.htm">Washed</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Washing</a> <a href="/acts/24-11.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 22</div>1. <a href="/acts/22-1.htm">Paul declares how he was converted to the faith,</a> 17. <a href="/acts/22-17.htm">and called to his apostleship.</a> 22. <a href="/acts/22-22.htm">At the very mentioning of the Gentiles the people exclaim on him.</a> 24. <a href="/acts/22-24.htm">He would have been scourged;</a> 25. <a href="/acts/22-25.htm">but claiming the privilege of a Roman, he escapes.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And now what are you waiting for? This phrase is a call to immediate action. In the context of <a href="/acts/22.htm">Acts 22</a>, Paul recounts his conversion experience on the road to Damascus. The urgency reflects the importance of responding to God's call without delay. This mirrors the urgency seen in other biblical calls to action, such as Jesus' call to His disciples (<a href="/matthew/4-19.htm">Matthew 4:19-20</a>).Get up, The command to "get up" signifies a transition from a passive state to an active one. It symbolizes a spiritual awakening and readiness to follow God's will. This is reminiscent of other biblical moments where individuals are called to rise and act, such as the healing of the paralytic (<a href="/mark/2-11.htm">Mark 2:11</a>).be baptized, Baptism is a significant act of obedience and public declaration of faith. In the early church, it was closely associated with conversion and the forgiveness of sins (<a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38</a>). Baptism symbolizes the believer's identification with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ (<a href="/romans/6-3.htm">Romans 6:3-4</a>).and wash your sins away, This phrase emphasizes the cleansing power of baptism as an outward sign of inward grace. It reflects the Old Testament concept of purification (<a href="/psalms/51-2.htm">Psalm 51:2</a>) and the New Testament teaching of spiritual renewal (<a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Titus 3:5</a>). The washing away of sins signifies the believer's new life in Christ.calling on His name.’ Calling on the name of the Lord is an expression of faith and dependence on Jesus for salvation. It echoes the promise in <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Joel 2:32</a>, "Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved," and is reiterated in <a href="/romans/10-13.htm">Romans 10:13</a>. This act of calling signifies a personal relationship with Jesus and acknowledgment of His lordship.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul (formerly Saul)</a> The apostle who is recounting his conversion experience. He was a zealous Pharisee who persecuted Christians before encountering Jesus on the road to Damascus. 2. <a href="/topical/a/ananias.htm">Ananias</a> A devout man according to the law, who was sent by God to restore Paul's sight and deliver God's message to him. He plays a crucial role in Paul's conversion and baptism. 3. <a href="/topical/d/damascus.htm">Damascus</a> The city where Paul was headed to persecute Christians but instead encountered Jesus and was converted. It is also where Ananias met Paul. 4. <a href="/topical/b/baptism.htm">Baptism</a> A significant Christian sacrament symbolizing purification and admission into the faith. In this context, it represents the washing away of sins. 5. <a href="/topical/c/calling_on_his_name.htm">Calling on His Name</a> Refers to invoking the name of Jesus Christ, signifying faith and reliance on Him for salvation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_obedience.htm">The Urgency of Obedience</a> The phrase "And now what are you waiting for?" emphasizes the immediacy and importance of responding to God's call without delay. <a href="/topical/b/baptism_as_a_public_declaration.htm">Baptism as a Public Declaration</a> Baptism is not just a personal act of faith but a public declaration of one's commitment to Christ and His community. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_jesus'_name.htm">The Power of Jesus' Name</a> Calling on the name of Jesus signifies trust in His authority and power to forgive sins and transform lives. <a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_faith.htm">Transformation through Faith</a> Paul's conversion account highlights the transformative power of faith in Jesus, turning a persecutor into a proclaimer of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_faith.htm">The Role of Community in Faith</a> Ananias' involvement in Paul's conversion underscores the importance of community and mentorship in the Christian journey.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 22</a> <a href="/q/baptize_new_believers_immediately.htm">Should new believers be baptized right away?</a> <a href="/q/does_the_bible_support_baptismal_regeneration.htm">Is baptismal regeneration supported by biblical scripture?</a> <a href="/q/why_get_baptized.htm">What are the reasons for getting baptized?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_catholic_view_on_baptism.htm">What is the Catholic view on baptism?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins.--Here, again, we have words which are not in the narrative of Acts 9. They show that for the Apostle that baptism was no formal or ceremonial act, but was joined with repentance, and, faith being presupposed, brought with it the assurance of a real forgiveness. In St. Paul's language as to the "washing" (or, bath) of regeneration (<a href="/titus/3-5.htm" title="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;">Titus 3:5</a>) we may trace his continued adherence to the idea which he had thus been taught to embrace on his first admission to the Church of Christ.Calling on the name of the Lord.--The better MSS. give simply, "calling upon His name," i.e., the name of the Just One whom St. Paul had seen. The reading in the Received text probably arose from a wish to adapt the phrase to the language of <a href="/acts/2-21.htm" title="And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.">Acts 2:21</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - His Name for the Name of the Lord, A.V. and T.R. Wash away thy sins; ἀπόλουσαι, only here and in <a href="/1_corinthians/6-11.htm">1 Corinthians 6:11</a>, where it is found in exactly the same sense of "washing away sins" (see vers. 9, 10) in holy baptism. Hence the λουτρὸν παλιγγενεσίας, "the washing of regeneration" (<a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Titus 3:5</a>; comp. <a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Ephesians 5:26</a>; and see <a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38</a>, note). Calling on his Name (ἐπικαλεσάμενος); see <a href="/acts/2-21.htm">Acts 2:21</a>; <a href="/acts/7-59.htm">Acts 7:59</a>, note; Acts 9:14, 21; <a href="/romans/10-12.htm">Romans 10:12, 13, 14</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/1-2.htm">1 Corinthians 1:2</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/2-22.htm">2 Timothy 2:22</a>: <a href="/1_peter/1-17.htm">1 Peter 1:17</a>, all texts distinctly justifying prayer to the Lord Jesus. <a href="/commentaries/acts/22-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. now νῦν (nyn) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3568.htm">Strong's 3568: </a> A primary particle of present time; 'now'; also as noun or adjective present or immediate. what τί (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. are you waiting for? μέλλεις (melleis) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3195.htm">Strong's 3195: </a> A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something. Get up, ἀναστὰς (anastas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_450.htm">Strong's 450: </a> To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up. be baptized, βάπτισαι (baptisai) Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_907.htm">Strong's 907: </a> Lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. wash ἀπόλουσαι (apolousai) Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_628.htm">Strong's 628: </a> To wash off, mid: I wash away (my sins, in baptism). From apo and louo; to wash fully, i.e. have remitted. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. sins {away}, ἁμαρτίας (hamartias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> From hamartano; a sin. calling on ἐπικαλεσάμενος (epikalesamenos) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1941.htm">Strong's 1941: </a> (a) To call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: To call upon, appeal to, address. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. name.’ ὄνομα (onoma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3686.htm">Strong's 3686: </a> Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/22-16.htm">Acts 22:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/22-16.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 22:16 Now why do you wait? 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