baptized . App-115 . The verb is in Mid. Voice. wash away . Greek. apolouo. App-136 and App-185 . sins . Greek. hamartia. App-128 . calling on . See note on Acts 2:21 . the name . See note on Acts 2:38 . the Lord . The texts read "of Him", i.e. His name, referring to the Righteous One. read more
And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me I came into Damascus.See under Acts 9:9. read more
And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there.This designation of Ananias as a devout, law-keeping, God-fearing Jew was true. He had also become a Christian, but Paul left this out of sight, at the moment, to avoid prejudice against Ananias' testimony before he could give it. read more
Came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hour I looked upon him.Paul here recounted the twin miracles of his own supernatural blinding, and of the restoration of his eyesight by Ananias, another remarkable sign. In this manner Paul was further "qualifying the witness," looking to the testimony of Ananias he was about to quote. read more
And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth. For thou shalt be a witness of him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.To know his will ... Here is prophetic testimony that Paul is to be trusted as one who knows God's will.To see the Righteous One ... This is testimony of the holiness and perfection of Christ.Witness unto all men ... This clearly meant that Paul was commissioned from above to... read more
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away they sins, calling on his name.Efforts of men to spoil this text with the insinuation that it means, "Be baptized in token of the washing away of thy sins,"[14] are frustrated by the clear and certain meaning of it. The incomparable Hackett said:This clause states the results of baptism in language derived from the nature of the ordinance and has the meaning of "Submit to the rite in order to be forgiven."[15]Arise and be baptized... read more
Acts 22:14. And see that Just One,— Some commentators refer this to a future vision of Christ, and a future commission to be received from him; but it clearly appears from St. Paul's own narration, that he had already seen him and heard him speak. It seems therefore most natural to refer it to the past, rather than to a future event; though it may possibly include both. read more
Acts 22:16. Be baptized,— Baptism, in respect to adults, except in the very peculiar instance of our Lord, was a token of confession and humiliation for sin; and of a desire to be cleansed from it, as the body is by water cleansed from its pollution; and being administered to such professed penitents by divine appointment, is called the baptism of repentance, Matthew 3:11.Mark 1:4; Mark 1:4.Luke 3:3; Luke 3:3. read more
12. Ananias, a devout man, according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there—One would not know from this description of Ananias that he was a Christian at all, the apostles object being to hold him up as unexceptionable, even to the most rigid Jews. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 22:15
His witness = a witness to Him. witness . See Acts 1:8 . men . Greek. anthropos. App-123 . what = the things which. seen . Greek. horao. App-133 . read more