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

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

English Standard Version
And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’

Berean Study Bible
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’

New American Standard Bible
Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.’

NASB 1995
'Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.'

NASB 1977
‘And now why do you delay? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.’

Amplified Bible
Now, why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name [for salvation].’

Christian Standard Bible
And now, why are you delaying? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And now, why delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.'"

Contemporary English Version
What are you waiting for? Get up! Be baptized, and wash away your sins by praying to the Lord."

Good News Translation
And now, why wait any longer? Get up and be baptized and have your sins washed away by praying to him.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
What are you waiting for now? Get up! Be baptized, and have your sins washed away as you call on his name.'

International Standard Version
So now, what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away as you call on his name.'

NET Bible
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.'
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

New King James Version
And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’

King James 2000 Bible
And now why do you tarry? arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

New Heart English Bible
Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'

World English Bible
Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'

American King James Version
And now why tarry you? arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

American Standard Version
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

A Faithful Version
And now why do you delay? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord. '

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

English Revised Version
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

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

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Now therefore why tariest thou? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sinnes, in calling on the Name of the Lord.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And nowe why taryest thou? aryse, & be baptized, & wasshe away thy sinnes, in callyng on the name of the Lorde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And now why tariest thou? Aryse, and be baptysed, and wasse awaye thy synnes, and call vpon the name of the LORDE.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And now: why tariest thou? Aryse and be baptised and wesshe awaye thy synnes in callinge on ye name of ye Lorde.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and now, why do you linger? Having risen, immerse yourself, and wash away your sins, calling on the Name of the LORD.

Berean Literal Bible
And now why do you delay? Having arisen, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.'

Young's Literal Translation
and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

Smith's Literal Translation
And now what art thou about to do having risen, be immersed and wash away thy sins, having called upon the name of the Lord.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And now why do you delay? Having arisen, be baptized and wash away your sins, having called upon His name.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And now why tarriest thou? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, invoking his name.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And now, why do you delay? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, by invoking his name.’

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and be cleansed from your sins while you call upon his name.”

Lamsa Bible
And now why do you delay? Arise, and be baptized and wash away your sins calling on the name of the LORD.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And now, why do you delay? Arise, and be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Godbey New Testament
And now why tarriest thou? arising, be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on His name.

Haweis New Testament
And now why delay? arise, to be baptised, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

Mace New Testament
why should you now delay? arise, be baptized, and cleansed from your sins, by invoking the name of the Lord.

Weymouth New Testament
And now why delay? Rise, get yourself baptized, and wash off your sins, calling upon His name.'

Worrell New Testament
And now why do you delay? Arising, be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.'

Worsley New Testament
And now why shouldst thou delay? Arise and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.
















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