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

a Acts 9:18

b Acts 2:38; 1 Cor 6:11; Eph 5:26; Heb 10:22

c Acts 7:59

Acts 22: 16

(KJV)

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

(NASB2020)

Now why do you delay? ^aGet up and be baptized, and ^bwash away your sins by ^ccalling on His name.’

(NET2full)

And now what are you waiting for? ^{▼▼tn L&N 67.121 has “to extend time unduly, with the implication of lack of decision—‘to wait, to delay.’ νῦν τί μέλλεις…ἀναστὰς βάπτισαι ‘what are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized’ Ac 22:16.”} Get up, ^{▼▼tn Grk “getting up.” The participle ἀναστάς (anastas) is an adverbial participle of attendant circumstance and has been translated as a finite verb.} be baptized, and have your sins washed away, ^{▼▼sn The expression have your sins washed away means “have your sins purified” (the washing is figurative).} calling on his name.’ ^{▼▼sn The expression calling on his name describes the confession of the believer: Acts 2:17-38, esp. v. 38; Rom 10:12-13; 1 Cor 1:2.}