Act 22:16 | NET2full | STEP | And now what are you waiting for ? Get up , be baptized , and have your sins washed away , calling on his name .’

‏ Acts 22:16

16 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.}