16And now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name.


In Context

13 coming to me and standing by me, said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And I, in the same hour, received my sight and saw him.

14 And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen thee beforehand to know his will, and to see the just one, and to hear a voice out of his mouth;

15 for thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

16 And now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name.

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

18 and saw him saying to me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

Acts 22:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And now why tarriest thou? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, invoking his name.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And now why tarry you? arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.