24 Bible Verses about Christian Baptism
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After this Jesus went into the country of Judea with his disciples, and stayed there with them and baptized.
And they went to John and said to him, "Master, the man who was with you across the Jordan, and to whom you yourself gave testimony, is baptizing, and everybody is going to him."
So when the Lord learned that the Pharisees had been told that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John??2 though it was not Jesus himself who baptized them, but his disciples??3 he left Judea and went back again to Galilee.
Therefore go and make disciples of all the heathen, baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the holy Spirit,
Peter said to them, "You must repent, and every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, in order to have your sins forgiven; then you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit,
So they welcomed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people joined them that day.
But when they believed Philip's message of the good news of the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, men and women alike accepted baptism.
As they went on along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Here is some water! What is there to prevent my being baptized?"
So he ordered the car to stop, and Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
And now, why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash out your sins, calling on his name.'
Something like scales immediately dropped from his eyes, and his sight was restored, and he got up and was baptized,
"Can anyone refuse the use of water to baptize these people when they have received the holy Spirit just as we did?"
And he directed that they should be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on there a few days.
And right then in the night, he took them and washed their wounds, and he and all his household were baptized immediately.
When she and her household were baptized, she appealed to us, and said, "If you are really convinced that I am a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house." And she insisted upon our coming.
But Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, and so did all his household, and many of the people of Corinth heard Paul and believed and were baptized.
Even Simon himself believed and after his baptism devoted himself to Philip, and he was amazed at seeing such signs and great wonders taking place.
for it had not yet come upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
I am thankful that I never baptized any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
And I did baptize the members of the household of Stephanas too; I do not know whether I baptized anyone else besides.
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the good news??ut not with fine language, or the cross of Christ might seem an empty thing.
Otherwise, what do people mean by having themselves baptized on behalf of their dead? If the dead do not rise at all, why do they have themselves baptized on their behalf?