The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

But Jesus said to them, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

And they said to him, We can. And Jesus said to them, Ye will drink the cup that I drink, and ye will be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with;

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me.

And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

And all the people when they heard him, and the publicans, acknowledged God as righteous by being baptized with the baptism of John.

But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how is my soul troubled, till it be accomplished!

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?

from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us, must one be made a witness with us of his resurrection.

Ye yourselves know what was spoken of through the whole of Judaea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached,

before whose coming forward John had first preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught correctly the things concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John.

And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into Johns baptism.

Then said Paul, John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe on him that was coming after him; that is, on Jesus.

We then by this baptism into his death were buried with him; that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

having been buried with him in your baptism; in which also ye were raised to life with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead;

which in its antitype, baptism, is now saving you,not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the earnest seeking for a good conscience toward God,by the resurrection of Jesus Christ;