25 Bible Verses about Christian Baptism
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After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the Jews' land, and there he haunted with them and baptised,
And they came unto John, and said unto him, "Rabbi, behold he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold the same baptiseth, and all men come to him."
As soon as the Lord had knowledge, how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptised more disciples than John -
Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and the son and the holy ghost;
Peter said unto them, "Repent, and be baptised every one of of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the holy ghost.
Then they that gladly received his preaching were baptised; And the same day, there were added unto them about a three thousand souls.
But as soon as they believed Philip's preaching of the kingdom of God and of the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised: both men and women.
And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water, and the chamberlain said, "See: here is water, what shall let me to be baptised?"
And he commanded the chariot to stand still. And they went down both into the water: both Philip and also the chamberlain. And he baptised him.
And now: why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptised, and wash away thy sins, in calling on the name of the Lord.'
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales and he received his sight, and arose and was baptised.
"Can any man forbid water that these should not be baptised, which have received the holy ghost as well as we?"
And he commanded them to be baptised in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him, to tarry a few days.
And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds, and was baptised, with all that belonged unto him, straightway.
When she was baptised, and her household, she besought us saying, "If ye think that I believe on the Lord come into my house, and abide there." And she constrained us.
Howbeit, one Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his household. And many of the Corinthians gave audience and believed, and were baptised.
Then Simon himself believed also, and was baptised. And continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were showed.
For as yet he was come on none of them: But they were baptised only in the name of Christ Jesus.
I baptised also the house of Stephanas. Furthermore know I not whether I baptised any man of you or no.
For Christ sent me not to baptise, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should have been made of none effect.
Either, else what do they which are baptised over the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptised over the dead?
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