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

Other Translations of Acts 22:16

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

16 And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'

The Message

16 So what are you waiting for? Get up and get yourself baptized, scrubbed clean of those sins and personally acquainted with God.'

New King James Version

16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'

New Living Translation

16 What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.'

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Acts 22:16

Commentary on Acts 22:12-21

(Read Acts 22:12-21)

The apostle goes on to relate how he was confirmed in the change he had made. The Lord having chosen the sinner, that he should know his will, he is humbled, enlightened, and brought to the knowledge of Christ and his blessed gospel. Christ is here called that Just One; for he is Jesus Christ the righteous. Those whom God has chosen to know his will, must look to Jesus, for by him God has made known his good-will to us. The great gospel privilege, sealed to us by baptism, is the pardon of sins. Be baptized, and wash away thy sins; that is, receive the comfort of the pardon of thy sins in and through Jesus Christ, and lay hold on his righteousness for that purpose; and receive power against sin, for the mortifying of thy corruptions. Be baptized, and rest not in the sign, but make sure of the thing signified, the putting away of the filth of sin. The great gospel duty, to which by our baptism we are bound, is, to seek for the pardon of our sins in Christ's name, and in dependence on him and his righteousness. God appoints his labourers their day and their place, and it is fit they should follow his appointment, though it may cross their own will. Providence contrives better for us than we do for ourselves; we must refer ourselves to God's guidance. If Christ send any one, his Spirit shall go along with him, and give him to see the fruit of his labours. But nothing can reconcile man's heart to the gospel, except the special grace of God.