20 Bible Verses about Water For Baptism

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Luke 3:16

John responded to all, saying; I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh One more powerful than I, the latchet of His sandals I am not worthy to loose; He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire.

John 1:31

And I did not know Him, but in order that He may be made manifest to Israel, on this account I came baptizing with water.

John 1:26

John responded to them, saying, I baptize with water: There standeth One in your midst whom you do not know,

John 1:33

And I did not know Him, but the One having sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whom you may see the Spirit descending and remaining on Him, He is the one baptizing with the Holy Ghost.

Acts 11:16

And I remembered the word of the Lord, as He said, John indeed baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.

John 3:23

And John was also baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there were many waters there: and they came and baptized.

Acts 8:36

And while they were journeying along the road, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch says, Behold water; what doth hinder me from being baptized?

1 John 5:6

He is the one having come through water and blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood; the Spirit is the one who bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth.

Matthew 3:13-17

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, in order to be baptized by him. And John continued to forbid Him saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou unto me? And Jesus responding said to him; Suffer it now; for thus it is becoming us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers Him.read more.
And Jesus having been baptized, came up straightway from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened and He saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove, coming on Him. And behold, a voice from the heavens, saying; This is my beloved Son in whom I delight.

Mark 1:9-11

And it came to pass in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And coming up straightway from the water, He saw the heavens open and the Spirit like a dove descending on Him. And there was a voice from the heavens: Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I delight.

Luke 3:21-22

And it came to pass while all the people were being baptized, and Jesus having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit in bodily appearance like a dove descended on Him; and there was a voice from heaven, saying; Thou art my beloved Son, I am delighted in Thee.

John 1:31-34

And I did not know Him, but in order that He may be made manifest to Israel, on this account I came baptizing with water. And John testified saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and remained on Him. And I did not know Him, but the One having sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whom you may see the Spirit descending and remaining on Him, He is the one baptizing with the Holy Ghost.read more.
And I have seen, and testified that He is the Son of God.

John 1:26-27

John responded to them, saying, I baptize with water: There standeth One in your midst whom you do not know, the One coming after me, of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the latchet of His sandal.

Acts 8:36-39

And while they were journeying along the road, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch says, Behold water; what doth hinder me from being baptized? OMITTED TEXT And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both came down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.read more.
And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more: for he went on his way rejoicing.

Acts 10:47

Then Peter responded, Whether is any one able to forbid the water, that these shall not be baptized, whosoever received the Holy Ghost as we indeed?

1 Peter 3:20-22

who at one time were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, the ark being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls were saved through the water. Which antitype baptism does even now save you, not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the seeking after a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ: who is on the right hand of God, having gone up into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being subordinated unto him.

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