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Acts 22:16 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Acts 22:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 22:1615 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
νῦνnyn
nowadverbG3568
τίti
a (kind of), any (man, thingpronounG5100
μέλλειςmelleis
delay you?verbG3195
ἀναστὰςanastas
Having arisenverbG450
βάπτισαιbaptisai
do yourself be baptizedverbG907
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀπόλουσαιapolousai
whyverbG5101
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
ἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sinsnounG266
σουsou
of youpronounG4771
ἐπικαλεσάμενοςepikalesamenos
do yourself wash awayverbG628
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ὄνομαonoma
namenounG3686
αὐτοῦautou
he / she / it / samepronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 22:16

to all men. And now why do you tarry? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name. Acts 22:16 Here it is a great thing he has uttered. For he said not, Be baptized in His name: but, calling on the name of Christ. It shows that He is God: since it is not lawful to call upon any other, save God. Then he shows also, that he himself was not compelled: for, I said, says he, What must I do? Nothing is (left) without witness: no; he brings forward the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 47 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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