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Andκαὶnowνῦνwhyτίare you waiting?μέλλειςGet up,ἀναστὰςbe immersedβάπτισαιandκαὶwash awayἀπόλουσαιyourσουsins,τὰς ἁμαρτίαςcalling onἐπικαλεσάμενοςhisαὐτοῦname.’τὸ ὄνομα
Acts 22:16
Study it in the app“And now why are you waiting? Get up, be immersed and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 22:16, word by word
- are you waitingμέλλειςmelleis
intend
To have something in mind to do.
Where else “melleis” appears- Get upἀναστὰςanastas
get up
To stand up, or set out somewhere.
Where else “anastas” appears- be immersedβάπτισαιbaptisai
wash by dipping
To wash oneself by dipping in water.
Where else “baptisai” appears- wash awayἀπόλουσαιapolousai
wash away
Wash away; wash oneself clean.
Where else “apolousai” appears- sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartias” appears- calling onἐπικαλεσάμενοςepikalesamenos
call on
To cry to God in prayer.
Where else “epikalesamenos” appears- name.’ὄνομαonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears
The context
15for you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard.
16 · This verse (above)
17And it happened, when I had returned to Jerusalem and while I was praying in the temple, that I fell into a trance
To study Acts 22 in a group
1. What it says
Paul tells his story to the crowd: what was he like before, what happened on the road, and what did Ananias say? (vv. 3-16)
2. What it means
Why does Paul begin by saying that he too persecuted the disciples and was zealous for God? (vv. 3-5)
3. How I live it
Telling your own story simply can draw others near. What part of your life could you share with someone without pressuring them?