Acts 22:12-16

A man named Ananias. He was a Christian (Acts 9:10), but kept the Law strictly. Brother Saul, see again! See Acts 9:17-18 and notes. The God of our ancestors. Compare Acts 7:32; 1 Peter 1:1-2. He says this to show they both worship the One True God. To see his righteous Servant. Jesus Christ. Paul had to see him, to be an apostle. Paul mentions the fact that he did see Christ, a number of times (1 Corinthians 9:1; 1 Corinthians 15:8). And have your sins washed away. Paul had both believed and repented, yet he still had his sins to wash away. "Calling on his name" must refer to baptism as it completes the act of "reaching out through faith to seize the sacrifice of Christ and make yourself part of it." Compare Acts 2:38; Acts 3:19; 1 Peter 3:21; and notes. Note also baptism is spoken of as a "washing away."