Acts 22:16
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
KJV
καὶ νῦν τί μέλλεις; ἀναστὰς βάπτισαι καὶ ἀπόλυσαι τὰς ἁμαρτίας σου ἐπικαλεσάμενος τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.
Greek NT
Et nunc quid moraris ? Exsurge, et baptizare, et ablue peccata tua, invocato nomine ipsius.
Vulgate
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.
ASV
And now why tarriest thou? Rise up and be baptized and wash away thy sins, invoking his name.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βαπτίζω
baptizo
verb · 77×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μέλλω
mello
verb · 110×
νῦν
nun
adverb · 147×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἀνίστημι
anistemi
verb · 107×
ἀπολύω
apoluo
verb · 67×
ἁμαρτία
amartia
noun · 173×
ἐπικαλέομαι
epikaleomai
verb · 30×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὄνομα
onoma
noun · 228×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: αὐτοῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: αὐτοῦ | RP: τοῦ κυρίου
- αὐτοῦ — SBLGNT
- αὐτοῦ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- τοῦ κυρίου — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Themes
Historic Christian voices
8 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
If anyone saith that by the said sacraments of the New Law grace is not conferred through the act performed (ex opere operato), but that faith alone in the divine promise suffices for the obtaining of grace — let him be anathema.
Q. Where does Christ promise that we are washed with his blood and Spirit as surely as we are washed with the water of baptism? A. In the institution of baptism, where he says: Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believ…
Baptism was instituted and consecrated by God. The first that baptized was John, who dipped Christ in the water of Jordan. From him it came to the apostles, who also baptized with water. The Lord expressly commanded them to preach the Gospel and to baptize "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." And Peter said to the Jews who inquired what they shou…
We believe Holy Baptism, which was instituted by the Lord, who said, "Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God" (John 3:5), to be necessary for salvation. For without it none is able to be saved. Baptism confers the remission of original and actual sin. Infants also, since they too are under original sin, and without Baptism are n…
Baptism is an ordinance of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, to be unto the party baptized a sign of his fellowship with Him in His death and resurrection, of his being engrafted into Him, of remission of sins, and of his giving up unto God through Jesus Christ to live and walk in newness of life. Those who do actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and ob…
Cross-references
- 1Chr 22:19 — Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into
- 1Cor 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
- 1Cor 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.
- 1Cor 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.
- 1Cor 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.
- 1Pet 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:
- 1Pet 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:
- 2Kgs 5:13 — And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash,
- Acts 2:21 — And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
- Acts 2:21 — And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
- 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.
- 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.
- Acts 7:59 — And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
- Acts 9:14 — And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
- Acts 9:14 — And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
- 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.
- 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.
- Eph 5:26 — That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
- Ezek 36:25 — Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
- Gal 3:27 — For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
- Heb 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.
- Isa 1:16 — Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
- John 13:5 — After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
- John 13:8 — Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
- Luke 3:3 — And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
- Mark 16:16 — He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
- Ps 51:2 — Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
- Ps 119:60 — I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
- Rom 6:3 — Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
- Rom 10:12 — 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.
- 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;