25 Bible Verses about Christian Baptism

After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them, and baptized.

They came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, the same baptizes, and everyone is coming to him."

Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

(although Jesus himself didn't baptize, but his disciples),

Go, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.

But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?"

He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'

Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.

"Can any man forbid the water, that these who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we should not be baptized?"

He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.

He took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.

When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay." So she persuaded us.

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.

Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.

for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.

I thank God that I baptized none of you, except Crispus and Gaius,

so that no one should say that I had baptized you into my own name.

(I also baptized the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don't know whether I baptized any other.)

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News -- not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn't be made void.

Or else what will they do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead aren't raised at all, why then are they baptized for the dead?