25 Bible Verses about Christian Baptism
Most Relevant Verses
After these things came Jesus and His disciples into the land of Judaea; and there He was tarrying with them, and immersing.
And they came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, He Who was with you beyond the Jordan, to Whom you have borne testimony, behold, He is immersing, and all are coming to Him."
When, therefore, the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus was making and immersing more disciples than John
going, therefore, disciple ye all the nations, immersing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;
And, having heard this, they were immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus;
And Peter said to them, "Repent, and be immersed each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, unto remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit;
Those, therefore, who gladly received his word, were immersed; and there were added to them on that day about three thousand souls;
But, when they believed Philip proclaiming the glad tidings concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being immersed, both men and women.
And, as they were journeying along the way, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch says, "Behold, here is water; what hinders me from being immersed?"
And he commanded the chariot to stand still; and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he immersed him.
And now why do you delay? Arising, be immersed, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.'
and straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received sight; and, arising, he was immersed; and, having taken food, he was strengthened.
"Can any one forbid the water, that these should not be immersed, who, indeed, received the Holy Spirit as well as we?"
And He commanded that they should be immersed in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain some days.
And, having taken them with him, at that hour of the night he washed their stripes; and was immersed, himself and all his, immediately;
And, when she was immersed, and her household, she besought us, saying, "If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, having entered into my house, abide there." And she constrained us.
And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house: and many of the Corinthians, having heard, were believing, and being immersed.
And Simon also himself believed; and, having been immersed, he was adhering closely to Philip; and, beholding the signs and great miracles being done, he was amazed.
for as yet He had fallen upon no one of them, but they had only been immersed in the name of the Lord Jesus.
I am thankful that I immersed no one of you, except Crispus and Gaius;
And I immersed also the household of Stephanas; besides, I know not whether I immersed any other.
For Christ sent me not to immerse, but to proclaim the Gospel; not in wisdom of speech, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.
Else what will those do who are immersed for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are they even immersed for them?