31 Bible Verses about Baptism, practice of
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go and disciple all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;
And Ananias went and entered into the house, and laying hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, Jesus who appeared to you on the way which you came, that you may receive sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight, and rising up was baptized,
And a certain woman by the name of Lydia, a dealer in purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, heard, whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the [words] spoken by Paul. And when she was baptized, and her house, she requested saying, If you have judged me faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay; and she constrained us.
And Peter said to them, Change your minds, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Wherefore leaving the account of the beginning of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of a change of mind from dead works, and of faith in God, of baptisms taught, and the imposition of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of the eternal judgment.
Then those that received his word were baptized, and there were added on that day about three thousand souls;
And Crispus the synagogue ruler believed in the Lord, with all his house; and many of the Corinthians who heard believed and were baptized.
But because they believed Philip preaching the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women. And Simon also himself believed, and being baptized attended constantly on Philip; and beholding the mighty works and miracles that were performed, he was astonished.
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, and your house. And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and all those in his house. And taking them that hour of the night, he washed them from their stripes, and was baptized, he and all his, immediately,
for it had not yet fallen on any of them, only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
And he commanded that they should be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they desired him to remain some days.
And Jesus coming near spoke to them, saying, All power is given me in heaven and on the earth; go and disciple all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit; teaching them to keep all things which I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you always till the consummation of the world.
We have been buried therefore with him through baptism in death, that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also should walk in newness of life.
And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
that John baptized indeed with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit after a few days.
and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
And I remembered the word of the Lord how he said, John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.
for we have all been baptized with one Spirit in one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and have all been made to drink one Spirit.
But because they believed Philip preaching the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women. And Simon also himself believed, and being baptized attended constantly on Philip; and beholding the mighty works and miracles that were performed, he was astonished. And the apostles at Jerusalem hearing that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John,read more.
who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit; for it had not yet fallen on any of them, only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.
While Peter was yet speaking these words the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And those of the circumcision who came with Peter were astonished, that on the gentiles also the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out; for they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,read more.
Can any forbid water that these should be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also have? And he commanded that they should be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they desired him to remain some days.
Else what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? and why are they baptized for them?
And when she was baptized, and her house, she requested saying, If you have judged me faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay; and she constrained us.
And I also baptized the family of Stephanus; besides I do not know that I baptized any other.
And they brought him little children that he should touch them; and the disciples rebuked those who brought them. But Jesus seeing it, was displeased, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God. I tell you truly, that whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter into it.read more.
And he took them in his arms, and laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the brother; else were your children impure, but now are they holy.
in whom you are also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, with the putting off of the body of the flesh, with the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you have also been raised together through the effectual faith of God who raised him from the dead;
And Peter said to them, Change your minds, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and your children, and to all that are afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call. And with many other words he testified and exhorted, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.read more.
Then those that received his word were baptized, and there were added on that day about three thousand souls;
