Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Acts 9:18 He . . . arose, and was baptized. The account is more fully given by Paul himself (Acts 22:13-16). Ananias said, "Receive thy sight, and in the same hour I looked upon him" (Acts 22:13). Then, after saying why the Lord had called him, he added: "Why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord" (Acts 22:16). Note (1) that "tarrying" for weeks or months before baptism was then unknown; (2) that there would be no necessity of "arising", if water was applied in baptism, but there would be if he had to go to a place suitable for immersion; (3) that the term "wash" (Greek, "apolouo", "bathe") implies more than a sprinkling or pouring; (4) that neither Ananias nor Paul (Acts 22:16) understood that his sins were remitted before baptism. Compare Acts 2:38 and Acts 22:16.
Other People's Commentary (NT) entries containing Acts 9:18:
Acts 9:17
Acts 9:18
Acts 26:12-14
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