Acts 22:16

And now why tarriest thou? Arise, be immersed and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15For thou shalt be a witness for him to all men, of what thou hast seen, and didst hear.

17And it came to pass, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance,

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Cross References

Acts 2:38And Peter said to them: Repent, and be each of you immersed, upon the name of Jesus Christ, unto remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 9:18And immediately there fell off from his eyes as it were scales; and he received sight, and arose, and was immersed;

Romans 10:12For there is no difference between Jew and Greek; for the same is Lord of all, rich toward all that call upon him;

1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you; but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Galatians 3:27For all ye who were immersed unto Christ[3:27], did put on Christ.

Matthew Henry on Acts 22:4-22

Paul's First Defence. 3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. 4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. 5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to… Read the whole commentary →

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