Baptism (Bible Verses)

What does the Bible say about Baptism? Explore this dedicated resource for a comprehensive study of the scriptures and key verses related to Baptism. This guide is designed to cater to both beginners and advanced students of the Bible, providing a deeper understanding of Bible themes and their significance. Dive into a rich tapestry of historical contexts, detailed exegesis, and thematic studies that offer practical applications and spiritual guidance. Engage with the transformative power of scripture as we uncover the meaning, divine wisdom, and eternal truths about the Bible verses related to the topic of Baptism, enhancing how we perceive and live out our faith.

Mark 16:16 KJV Bible Verse Image
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He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Matthew 28:19 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

Acts 2:38 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Romans 6:1 KJV Bible Verse Image
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What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

Romans 6:4 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Luke 3:22 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

Acts 1:5 KJV Bible Verse Image
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For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

Romans 6:3 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

Colossians 2:12 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

Matthew 3:11 KJV Bible Verse Image
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I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

Matthew 3:16 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

1 Peter 3:21 KJV Bible Verse Image
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The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

Luke 3:16 KJV Bible Verse Image
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John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

Acts 22:16 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

John 1:33 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

1 Peter 3:22 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

John 4:1 KJV Bible Verse Image
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When therefore the LORD knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

Acts 8:16 KJV Bible Verse Image
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(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

Matthew 3:4 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Mark 1:8 KJV Bible Verse Image
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I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

Mark 1:11 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Acts 2:41 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

Mark 1:6 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;

Acts 8:12 KJV Bible Verse Image
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But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

Acts 10:48 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

Mark 1:7 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

Acts 8:39 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

John 3:26 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

Acts 16:15 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

Acts 19:5 KJV Bible Verse Image
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When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Mark 1:4 KJV Bible Verse Image
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John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

John 3:25 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

John 1:26 KJV Bible Verse Image
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John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

Acts 8:36 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

Hebrews 6:2 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Mark 10:38 KJV Bible Verse Image
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But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

Mark 1:10 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:

Acts 10:47 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

1 Corinthians 1:16 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

Matthew 3:14 KJV Bible Verse Image
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But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

John 4:2 KJV Bible Verse Image
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(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)

John 3:22 KJV Bible Verse Image
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After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

Matthew 3:5 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,

Mark 1:5 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

John 1:28 KJV Bible Verse Image
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These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

Matthew 3:6 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

Luke 3:1 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

Acts 19:3 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.

Matthew 3:13 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

Acts 18:8 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.

Mark 1:9 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.

Acts 8:38 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

Luke 3:3 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

1 Corinthians 10:2 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

Acts 8:13 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

John 13:9 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.

Acts 19:4 KJV Bible Verse Image
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Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

John 3:23 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

Acts 8:37 KJV Bible Verse Image
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And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

Bible Theme & Topic Recap: Baptism

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