20 Bible Verses about Water For Baptism
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I truly immerse you in water to repentance; but he coming after me is stronger than I, whose shoes I am not fit to lift up; he shall immerse in the Holy Spirit, and fire
John answered to all, saying, I truly immerse you with water; and he stronger than I comes, of whom I am not worthy to loose his shoes' strings: he shall immerse you with the Holy Spirit and fire:
And I knew him not: but that he might be manifested to Israel, for this I came immersing in water.
John answered them saying, I immerse in water: but he stands the midst of you, whom ye know not;
And I knew him not: but he having sent me to immerse in water, this said to me, Upon whomsoever thou shouldest see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon him, this is he immersing in the Holy Spirit.
For John truly immersed in water; and ye shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit not after these many days.
And I remembered the word of the Lord, when he said, John truly immersed with water; but ye shall be immersed with the Holy Spirit.
And John was also immersing in AEnon near Salim, for many waters were there: and they came near and were immersed.
And as they went in the way, they came to some water: and the eunuch said, Behold water; what hinders me to be immersed?
This is he having come by water and blood, Jesus the Christ; not by water alone, but by water and blood. And the Spirit is testifying, for the Spirit is truth.
And three are testifying in the earth,) the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and the three are for one.
Then Jesus approaches from Galilee to Jordan, to John, to be immersed by him. And John hindered him, saying, I have need to be immersed by thee, and dost thou come to me? And Jesus having answered said to him, Permit now; for so it is suitable for us to complete all justice: then he permitted him.read more.
And Jesus, having been immersed, went up straight from the water, and, behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him. And behold a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my dearly beloved Son, in whom I was contented.
And it was in those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed by John in Jordan. And quickly coming up from the water, he saw the heavens cleft asunder, and the Spirit, as a dove, descending upon him: And a voice was from the heavens; Thou art my dearly beloved Son, in whom I was contented.
And it was in all the people having been immersed, and Jesus having been immersed, and praying, heaven was opened, And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove upon him, and there was a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my dearly loved Son; in thee I was contented.
And I knew him not: but that he might be manifested to Israel, for this I came immersing in water. And John testified, saying, That I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it remained up on him. And I knew him not: but he having sent me to immerse in water, this said to me, Upon whomsoever thou shouldest see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon him, this is he immersing in the Holy Spirit.read more.
And I have seen, and testified that this is the Son of God.
John answered them saying, I immerse in water: but he stands the midst of you, whom ye know not; This is he coming after me, who was before me, of whom I am not worthy that I might loose the strings of his shoes.
And as they went in the way, they came to some water: and the eunuch said, Behold water; what hinders me to be immersed? And Philip said, If thou believest from the whole heart, it is lawful. And having answered, he said, I believe the Son of God to be Jesus Christ. And he ordered the chariot to stand: and both went down into the Water, both Philip and the eunuch: and he immersed him.read more.
And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more: for he went his way rejoicing.
Much less can any hinder water, for these not to be immersed, who received the Holy Spirit as also we?
They having been once unbelieving, when the longsuffering of God waited in Noah's days, the ark being prepared, in which few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. By which also the figure, immersion, now saves us (not by laying aside of the filth of the flesh, but the question of a good. consciousness toward God,) by the rising up of Jesus Christ: Who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers subjected to him.
