25 Bible Verses about Christian Baptism

After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea. And He stayed there with them and baptized.

And they came to John and said to him, Rabbi, He who was with you beyond Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, He baptizes, and all come to Him!

Therefore when the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John

(though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples),

Therefore go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

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

Then Peter said to them, Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ to remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. And the same day there were added about three thousand souls.

But when they believed Philip preaching the gospel, the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

And as they passed along the way, they came on some water. And the eunuch said, See, here is water, what hinders me from being baptized?

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

And now what do you intend? Arise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

And instantly scales as it were fell from his eyes, and he instantly saw again. And rising up, he was baptized.

Can anyone forbid water that these, who have received the Holy Ghost as well as we, should not be baptized?

And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they begged him to stay certain days.

And taking them in that hour of the night, he washed from their stripes. And he was baptized, he and all his, immediately.

And when she was baptized, she and her household, she begged us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay. And she constrained us.

And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house. And hearing this, many of the Corinthians believed and were baptized.

Then Simon himself believed also, and being baptized, he continued with Philip. And seeing miracles and mighty works happening, he was amazed.

For as yet He had not fallen on any of them, they were baptized only in the name of the Lord Jesus.

I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

lest any should say that I had baptized in my own name.

And I also baptized the household of Stephanas. Besides these, I do not know if I baptized any other.

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel; not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

Otherwise, what will they do, those being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not at all raised, why indeed are they baptized on behalf of the dead?