25 Bible Verses about Christian Baptism

After this Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea, and there he remained with them and baptized.

And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified behold, he is baptizing, and all are going to him."

Now when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

(although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples),

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

And Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

And as they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?"

And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'

And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight. And he got up and was baptized,

"Can anyone refuse the water for these people to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?"

And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.

He took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his family.

When she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with all his household; and many of the Corinthians who heard him believed and were baptized.

Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed, he was amazed.

For he had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

I am thankful that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

so that no one would say you were baptized in my name.

(Now I did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any one else.)

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospelnot with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are people baptized for them?