25 Bible Verses about Christian Baptism

After these things came Jesus and his disciples to the land of Judea, and there he did tarry with them, and was baptizing;

and they came unto John, and said to him, 'Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou didst testify, lo, this one is baptizing, and all are coming unto him.'

When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus more disciples doth make and baptize than John,

(though indeed Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples,)

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them -- to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

and they, having heard, were baptized -- to the name of the Lord Jesus,

and Peter said unto them, 'Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

then those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,

And when they believed Philip, proclaiming good news, the things concerning the reign of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women;

And as they were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, 'Lo, water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?'

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

and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, he saw again also presently, and having risen, was baptized,

Then answered Peter, 'The water is any one able to forbid, that these may not be baptized, who the Holy Spirit did receive -- even as also we?'

he commanded them also to be baptized in the name of the Lord; then they besought him to remain certain days.

and having taken them, in that hour of the night, he did bathe them from the blows, and was baptized, himself and all his presently,

and when she was baptized, and her household, she did call upon us, saying, 'If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, having entered into my house, remain;' and she constrained us.

and Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue did believe in the Lord with all his house, and many of the Corinthians hearing were believing, and they were being baptized.

and Simon also himself did believe, and, having been baptized, he was continuing with Philip, beholding also signs and mighty acts being done, he was amazed.

for as yet he was fallen upon none of them, and only they have been baptized -- to the name of the Lord Jesus;

I give thanks to God that no one of you did I baptize, except Crispus and Gaius --

that no one may say that to my own name I did baptize;

and I did baptize also Stephanas' household -- further, I have not known if I did baptize any other.

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but -- to proclaim good news; not in wisdom of discourse, that the cross of the Christ may not be made of none effect;

Seeing what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? why also are they baptized for the dead?