25 Bible Verses about Christian Baptism
Most Relevant Verses
After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside. He spent some time there with them and began baptizing.
so they went to John and told him, "Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the one about whom you testified look, he's baptizing, and everyone is going to him!"
Now when Jesus realized that the Pharisees had heard he was making and baptizing more disciples than John
Therefore, as you go, disciple people in all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
Peter answered them, "Every one of you must repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus the Messiah for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift.
So those who welcomed his message were baptized. That day about 3,000 people were added to their number.
But when Philip proclaimed the good news about the kingdom of God and about the name of Jesus the Messiah, men and women believed and were baptized.
As they were going along the road, they came to some water. The eunuch said, "Look, there's some water. What keeps me from being baptized?"
So he ordered the chariot to stop, and Philip and the eunuch both went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
So now, what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away as you call on his name.'
All at once something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again.
"No one can stop us from using water to baptize these people who have received the Holy Spirit in the same way that we did, can they?"
So Peter ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus the Messiah. Then they asked him to stay there for several days.
At that hour of the night, he took them and washed their wounds. Then he and his entire family were baptized immediately.
When she and her family were baptized, she urged us, "If you are convinced that I am a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my home." And she continued to insist that we do so.
Now Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, along with his whole family. Many Corinthians who heard Paul also believed and were baptized.
Even Simon believed, and after he was baptized he became devoted to Philip. He was amazed to see the signs and great miracles that were happening.
Before this, he had not come on any of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
(Oh yes, I also baptized the family of Stephanas. Beyond that, I'm not sure whether I baptized anyone else.)
For the Messiah did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, not with eloquent wisdom, so the cross of the Messiah won't be emptied of its power.
Otherwise, what will those people do who are being baptized because of those who have died? If the dead are not raised at all, why are they being baptized because of them?