Acts 22:16 - Exposition

His Name for the Name of the Lord, A.V. and T.R. Wash away thy sins ; ἀπόλουσαι , only here and in 1 Corinthians 6:11 , where it is found in exactly the same sense of "washing away sins" (see 1 Corinthians 6:9 , 1 Corinthians 6:10 ) in holy baptism. Hence the λουτρὸν παλιγγενεσίας , "the washing of regeneration'' ( Titus 3:5 ; comp. Ephesians 5:26 ; and see Acts 2:38 , note). Calling on his Name ( ἐπικαλεσάμενος ); see Acts 2:21 ; Acts 7:59 , note; Acts 9:14 , Acts 9:21 ; Romans 10:12 , Romans 10:13 , Romans 10:14 ; 1 Corinthians 1:2 ; 2 Timothy 2:22 : 1 Peter 1:17 , all texts distinctly justifying prayer to the Lord Jesus.