Why are we just sitting here? Gather together; let’s enter the fortified cities and perish there, for the Lord our God has destroyed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.
Acts 22:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised And now, why are you delaying? Get up and be baptised, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And now, why do you delay? Rise and be baptized, and by calling upon His name, wash away your sins. American Standard Version (1901) And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name. Common English Bible What are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins as you call on 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.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And now why tarriest thou? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, invoking his name. |
Why are we just sitting here? Gather together; let’s enter the fortified cities and perish there, for the Lord our God has destroyed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.
‘You will never wash my feet,’ Peter said. Jesus replied, ‘If I don’t wash you, you have no part with me.’
Peter replied, ‘Repent and be baptised, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
While they were stoning Stephen, he called out, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit! ’
And he has authority here from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.’
At once something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptised.
To the church of God at Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called as saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord #– #both their Lord and ours.
For we were all baptised by one Spirit into one body #– #whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free #– #and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
For those of you who were baptised into Christ have been clothed with Christ.
to make her holy, cleansing her with the washing of water by the word.
he saved us #– #not by works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy #– #through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.
Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you (not as the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a good conscience towards God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,