20 Bible Verses about Water For Baptism

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Luke 3:16

John answered and said to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than I is coming, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

John 1:31

And I knew him not; but that he might be made manifest to Israel, therefore I came baptizing in water.

John 1:26

John answered them, saying, I baptize in water. There standeth one among you whom ye know not,

John 1:33

And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptize in water, the same said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.

Acts 11:16

And I remembered the word of the Lord, that he said, John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.

John 3:23

And John also was baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was much water there; and they came, and were baptized.

Acts 8:36

And as they went along the road, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch saith, See, here is water; what is there to hinder my being baptized?

1 John 5:6

This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not in the water only, but in the water and in the blood; and the Spirit is that which beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

Matthew 3:13-17

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. But John opposed him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and dost thou come to me? And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.read more.
And Jesus, as soon as he was baptized, went up from the water; and, lo! the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove, coming upon him. And lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

Mark 1:9-11

And it came to pass that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And immediately on coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens parted, and the Spirit descending as a dove upon him. And there was a voice from the heavens, "Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased."

Luke 3:21-22

And it came to pass, when all the people had been baptized, and Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying, that the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in a bodily shape as a dove; and a voice came from heaven: "Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased."

John 1:31-34

And I knew him not; but that he might be made manifest to Israel, therefore I came baptizing in water. And John bore witness, saying, I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptize in water, the same said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.read more.
And I have seen and have borne witness, that this is the Son of God.

John 1:26-27

John answered them, saying, I baptize in water. There standeth one among you whom ye know not, he who cometh after me, the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to loose.

Acts 8:36-39

And as they went along the road, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch saith, See, here is water; what is there to hinder my being baptized? (...) And he commanded that the chariot should stop; and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.read more.
But when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

Acts 10:47

Can any one forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit even as we have?

1 Peter 3:20-22

who were disobedient in times past, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was preparing, wherein a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water; which in its antitype, baptism, is now saving you,not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the earnest seeking for a good conscience toward God,by the resurrection of Jesus Christ; who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

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