21 Bible Verses about Baptism, in the Gospels
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And Aaron and his son washed from it their hands and their feet. In their coming into the tent of appointment, they shall wash with water, and they shall not die: or in their drawing near to the altar to serve, to burn a sacrifice to Jehovah.
(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they vigorously wash hands, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. And from the market-place, except they be immersed, they eat not. And there are many other things which they received to hold; the immersion of cups, and of measures, and of brazen vases, and of chairs.)
And I sprinkled clean waters upon you, and ye were cleansed: from all your uncleannesses and from all your blocks will I cleanse you.
In that day shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for putting away.
Let us approach with a true heart in complete certainty of faith, having our hearts besprinkled from an evil consciousness, and having our bodies washed with pure water.
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 was immersing in the desert, and proclaiming the immersion of repentance for the remission of sins. And the Judean country, and the Jerusalemites, were going out to him, and all were being immersed by him in the river Jordan, acknowledging their sins.
And he came into all the country round about Jordan, proclaiming the immersion of repentance for remission of sins;
And it was in Apollos' being in Corinth, Paul having passed through the higher parts, caine to Ephesus: and having found certain disciples, He said to them, Having believed, have ye received the Holy Spirit? And they said to him, But neither heard we if there be a Holy Spirit. And he said to them, Into what then were ye immersed? And they. said, Into John's immersion.read more.
And Paul said, John truly immersed the immersion of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe on him coming after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.
I truly immersed you in water: but he shall immerse you with the Holy Spirit.
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:
For I will pour water upon the thirsty, and flowings upon the dry: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.
And I sprinkled clean waters upon you, and ye were cleansed: from all your uncleannesses and from all your blocks will I cleanse you. And I gave to you a new heart, and a new spirit will I give in the midst of you: and I turned away your heart of stone from your flesh, and I gave to you an heart of flesh.
Jesus says to him, Truly, truly, I say to thee, Except any one be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot come into the kingdom of God.
After these Jesus came and his disciples into the Judean land; and there he tarried with them, and immersed. And John was also immersing in AEnon near Salim, for many waters were there: and they came near and were immersed.
Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus makes and baptizes more disciples than John,
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 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.
