Acts 22:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And now, why are you waiting? get up, and have baptism, for the washing away of your sins, giving worship to his name.

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  • Acts 2:38 : 38 And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you.
  • 1 Cor 6:11 : 11 And such were some of you; but you have been washed, you have been made holy, you have been given righteousness in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
  • Heb 10:22 : 22 Let us go in with true hearts, in certain faith, having our hearts made free from the sense of sin and our bodies washed with clean water:
  • 1 Pet 3:21 : 21 And baptism, of which this is an image, now gives you salvation, not by washing clean the flesh, but by making you free from the sense of sin before God, through the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead;
  • Rom 6:3-4 : 3 Or are you without the knowledge that all we who had baptism into Christ Jesus, had baptism into his death? 4 We have been placed with him among the dead through baptism into death: so that as Christ came again from the dead by the glory of the Father, we, in the same way, might be living in new life.
  • Acts 2:21 : 21 And whoever makes his prayer to the Lord will have salvation.
  • 1 Cor 12:13 : 13 For through the baptism of the one Spirit we were all formed into one body, Jews or Greeks, servants or free men, and were all made full of the same Spirit.
  • Gal 3:27 : 27 For all those of you who were given baptism into Christ did put on Christ.
  • Titus 3:5 : 5 Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit,
  • Acts 9:14 : 14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to make prisoners all who give worship to your name.
  • Acts 9:18 : 18 And straight away it seemed as if a veil was taken from his eyes, and he was able to see; and he got up, and had baptism;
  • Ps 119:60 : 60 I was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted.
  • Jer 8:14 : 14 Why are we seated doing nothing? come together, and let us go to the walled towns, and let destruction overtake us there, for the Lord our God has sent destruction on us, and given us bitter water for our drink, because we have done evil against the Lord.
  • Rom 10:12-14 : 12 And the Jew is not different from the Greek: for there is the same Lord of all, who is good to all who have hope in his name: 13 Because, Whoever will give worship to the name of the Lord will get salvation. 14 But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher?
  • 1 Cor 1:2 : 2 To the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who have been made holy in Christ Jesus, saints by the selection of God, with all those who in every place give honour to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

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  • Acts 22:15
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    15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and of what has come to your ears.

  • Acts 2:37-40
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    37 Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?

    38 And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you.

    39 For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.

    40 And with more such words he gave his witness, offering them salvation and saying, Come out from this evil generation.

  • Acts 10:47-48
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    47 Will any man say that these may not have baptism who have been given the Holy Spirit as we have?

    48 And he gave orders for them to have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they kept him with them for some days.

  • Acts 9:6
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    6 But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

  • Acts 22:17-18
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    17 And it came about that when I had come back to Jerusalem, while I was at prayer in the Temple, my senses became more than naturally clear,

    18 And I saw him saying to me, Go out of Jerusalem straight away because they will not give hearing to your witness about me.

  • Acts 9:17-18
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    17 And Ananias went out and came to the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, whom you saw when you were on your journey, has sent me, so that you may be able to see, and be full of the Holy Spirit.

    18 And straight away it seemed as if a veil was taken from his eyes, and he was able to see; and he got up, and had baptism;

  • Acts 19:3-5
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    3 And he said, What sort of baptism did you have? And they said, The baptism of John.

    4 And Paul said, John gave a baptism which goes with a change of heart, saying to the people that they were to have faith in him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.

    5 And hearing this, they had baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus.

  • Acts 22:10-11
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    10 And I said, What have I to do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Get up, and go into Damascus; and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

    11 And because I was unable to see because of the glory of that light, those who were with me took me by the hand, and so I came to Damascus.

  • Acts 3:19
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    19 So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;

  • Acts 1:4-5
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    4 And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge:

    5 For the baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit, after a little time.

  • Acts 11:16
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    16 And the words of the Lord came into my mind, how he said, The baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 26:16-17
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    16 But get up on your feet: for I have come to you for this purpose, to make you a servant and a witness of the things in which you have seen me, and of those in which you will see me;

    17 And I will keep you safe from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

  • Acts 9:11-12
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    11 And the Lord said to him, Get up, and go to the street which is named Straight, and make search at the house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus: for he is at prayer;

    12 And he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands on him, so that he may be able to see.

  • Acts 8:36
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    36 And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism?

  • Acts 2:21
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    21 And whoever makes his prayer to the Lord will have salvation.

  • Acts 8:16
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    16 For up to that time he had not come on any of them; only baptism had been given to them in the name of the Lord Jesus.

  • 1 Pet 3:21
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    21 And baptism, of which this is an image, now gives you salvation, not by washing clean the flesh, but by making you free from the sense of sin before God, through the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead;

  • Acts 16:30-33
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    30 And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation?

    31 And they said, Have faith in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will have salvation.

    32 And they gave the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.

    33 And that same hour of the night, he took them, and when he had given attention to their wounds, he and all his family had baptism straight away.

  • Mark 16:16
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    16 He who has faith and is given baptism will get salvation; but he who has not faith will be judged.

  • Acts 11:14
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    14 Who will say words to you through which you and all your family may get salvation.

  • Acts 9:14
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    14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to make prisoners all who give worship to your name.

  • Mark 1:8
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    8 I have given you baptism with water, but he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 8:22-23
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    22 Let your heart be changed, and make prayer to God that you may have forgiveness for your evil thoughts.

    23 For I see that you are prisoned in bitter envy and the chains of sin.

  • Acts 10:5
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    5 Now send men to Joppa, and get one Simon, named Peter,

  • 1 Cor 6:11
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    11 And such were some of you; but you have been washed, you have been made holy, you have been given righteousness in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

  • Acts 2:14
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    14 But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

  • Acts 8:38
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    38 And he gave orders for the carriage to be stopped, and the two of them went down into the water, and Philip gave him baptism.

  • Acts 10:43
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    43 To him all the prophets give witness, that through his name everyone who has faith in him will have forgiveness of sins.

  • John 3:22
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    22 After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.

  • Acts 22:13
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    13 Came to my side and said, Brother Saul, let your eyes be open. And in that very hour I was able to see him.

  • Acts 22:7
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    7 And when I went down on the earth, a voice came to my ears saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

  • Acts 10:32-33
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    32 Send, then, to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you; he is living in the house of Simon, a leather-worker, by the sea.

    33 So, straight away, I sent for you; and you have done well to come. And now, we are all present before God, ready to give attention to all the things which the Lord has given you to say.

  • Matt 3:6
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    6 And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.