Acts 22:16

16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’

Acts 22:16 in Other Translations

KJV
16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
ESV
16 And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
NLT
16 What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.’
MSG
16 So what are you waiting for? Get up and get yourself baptized, scrubbed clean of those sins and personally acquainted with God.'
CSB
16 And now, why delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.'

Acts 22:16 In-Context

14 “Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth.
15 You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.
16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’
17 “When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
18 and saw the Lord speaking to me. ‘Quick!’ he said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Acts 2:38
  • 2. Leviticus 8:6; Psalms 51:2; Ezekiel 36:25; John 3:5; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Ephesians 5:26; Titus 3:5; Hebrews 10:22; 1 Peter 3:21
  • 3. Romans 10:13
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