Baptism with water

• Mt 3:11 – "I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
• Mt 3:16 – And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;
• Mk 1:8 – I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
• Lk 3:16 – John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
• Jn 1:31 – I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."
• Jn 3:23 – John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized
• Acts 1:5 – for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
• Acts 8:36 – And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?"
• Acts 10:47 – "Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?"
• Acts 11:16 – And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

Baptism with the Holy Spirit (and fire)

• Mt 3:11 – "I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
• Mk 1:8 – I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
• Lk 3:16 – John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
• Acts 1:5 – for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
• Acts 11:16 – And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

Baptism with which Jesus is being baptized

• Mk 10:38 – Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?"
• Mk 10:39 – And they said to him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized,
• Lk 12:50 – I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished!

Washing before meals

• Mk 7:4 – and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches. )
• Lk 11:38 – The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner.

Washing (βαπτισμός, <i>baptismos</i>) of utensils

• Mk 7:4 – and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches. )

• 1 Cor 10:2 – and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,

Various washings (βαπτισμός, , <i>baptismos</i>)

• Heb 6:2 – and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
• Heb 9:10 – but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.

John’s baptism (see <topic id=“406” startswith=“John’s baptism” nth=””>John’s baptism</topic>)

• Repentance

  • Mt 3:11 – "I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
  • Mk 1:4 – John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
  • Lk 3:3 – And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
  • Acts 13:24 – Before his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
  • Acts 19:4 – And Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus."

• Declaring that God is just

  • Lk 7:29 – (When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just, having been baptized with the baptism of John,

• Part of God’s purpose

  • Lk 7:30 – but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)

• That Jesus might be revealed to Israel

  • Jn 1:31 – I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."

• Telling the people to believe in Jesus

  • Acts 19:4 – And Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus."

Baptism into Christ

• Discipleship

  • Mt 28:19 – Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

• Salvation

  • Mk 16:16 – Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
  • Tit 3:5 – he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, [footnote text=“&quot;Washing of regeneration&quot; is an allusion to the spiritual cleansing that occurs during baptism. See the section “&quot;Terms alluding to baptism&quot”]
  • 1 Pet 3:21 – Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

• Forgiveness of sins

  • Acts 2:38 – And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
  • Acts 22:16 – And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
  • Col 2:12 – having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.
  • Col 2:13 – And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,

• Becoming members of Christ’s body

  • Acts 2:41 – So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
  • 1 Cor 12:13 – For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body–Jews or Greeks, slaves or free–and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

• Being baptized into Christ and His death

  • Rom 6:3 – Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
  • Gal 3:27 – For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

• Burial and resurrection with Christ

  • Rom 6:4 – We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
  • Col 2:12 – having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.

• Putting on Christ

  • Gal 3:27 – For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

• Appeal to God for a good conscience

  • 1 Pet 3:21 – Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Baptist

• Be sent

  • Mt 28:18 – And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
  • Mt 28:19 – Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
  • Jn 1:33 – I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'
  • Jn 20:21 – Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you."
  • Jn 20:22 – And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
  • Jn 20:23 – If you forgive the sins of anyone, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld."

Baptismal candidate

• Believe and receive the word

  • Mk 16:16 – Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
  • Acts 2:41 – So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
  • Acts 8:12 – But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
  • Acts 8:13 – Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed, he was amazed.
  • Acts 16:31 – And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
  • Acts 16:32 – And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house.
  • Acts 16:33 – And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family.
  • Acts 18:8 – Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.
  • Gal 3:26 – for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.
  • Gal 3:27 – For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
  • Col 2:12 – having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.

• Repent

  • Acts 2:38 – And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

• Confess sins

  • Mt 3:6 – and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
  • Mk 1:5 – And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

Manner of baptism

• In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

  • Mt 28:19 – Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

• In the name of Jesus

  • Acts 8:16 – for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
  • Acts 10:48 – And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days.
  • Acts 19:5 – On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
  • Acts 22:16 – And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
  • 1 Cor 6:11 – And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

• In natural sources of water (cf. Mt 3:6, 13; ; Mk 1:5; Jn 1:28; 3:23; 10:40; Acts 8:36)

• Immersion (see <topic id=”457” startswith=”Meaning of βαπτίζω” nth=”1”>”Meaning of βαπτίζω”</topic>)

  • Mk 1:10 – And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens opening and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
  • Rom 6:4 – We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.

• Be joined in the likeness of Christ’s death [footnote text=“Only the Gospel according to John offers a description of the physical likeness of Christ’s death. According to John 19:30, Jesus bowed His head and gave up His Spirit.”]

  • Rom 6:4 – We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
  • Rom 6:5 – For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.

John (see <topic id=“406” startswith=“” nth=””>John the Baptist</topic>)

• Named “John the Baptist”

  • Mt 11:11 – Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
  • Mt 11:12 – From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force.
  • Mt 14:2 – and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him."
  • Mt 14:8 – Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter."
  • Mt 16:14 – And they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
  • Mt 17:13 – Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.
  • Mt 3:1 – In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
  • Mk 6:14 – King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him."
  • Mk 6:24 – And she went out and said to her mother, "For what should I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist."
  • Mk 6:25 – And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter."
  • Mk 8:28 – And they told him, "John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets."
  • Lk 7:20 – And when the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?'"
  • Lk 7:33 – For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.'
  • Lk 9:19 – And they answered, "John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen."

• Baptized

  • Mt 3:11 – "I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
  • Mt 3:13 – Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
  • Mt 21:25 – The baptism of John, from where did it come? From heaven or from man?" And they discussed it among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
  • Mk 1:5 – And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
  • Mk 1:8 – I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
  • Mk 6:14 – King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him."
  • Mk 11:30 – Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me."
  • Lk 3:7 – He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
  • Lk 3:16 – John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
  • Lk 20:4 – Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man?"
  • Jn 1:25 – They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
  • Jn 1:26 – John answered them, "I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know,
  • Jn 1:28 – These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
  • Jn 1:31 – I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."
  • Jn 3:23 – John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized
  • Jn 4:1 – Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
  • Acts 10:37 – you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed:
  • Jn 10:40 – He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and there he remained.
  • Acts 1:5 – for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
  • Acts 1:22 – beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us–one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection."
  • Acts 11:16 – And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'
  • Acts 18:25 – He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
  • Acts 19:4 – And Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus."

• Proclaimed a baptism of repentance

  • Mk 1:4 – John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
  • Lk 3:3 – And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
  • Acts 13:24 – Before his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Jesus

• Mt 3:11 – "I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
• Mk 1:8 – I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
• Lk 3:16 – John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
• Jn 1:33 – I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'
• Jn 3:22 – After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing.
• Jn 3:26 – And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness–look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him."
• Jn 4:1 – Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

Jesus’ disciples

• Jn 4:2 – (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples)

Philip

• Acts 8:38 – And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

Paul

• 1 Cor 1:14 – I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,
• 1 Cor 1:16 – (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.)

Jesus (see <topic id=“843” startswith=“” nth=”1”>Jesus’ Baptism</topic>)

• Mt 3:13 – Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
• Mt 3:16 – And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;
• Mk 10:38 – Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?"
• Mk 10:39 – And they said to him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized,
• Lk 3:21 – Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened,
• Lk 12:50 – I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished!

People of Jesus’ day

• Mt 3:11 – "I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
• Mk 1:5 – And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
• Mk 1:8 – I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
• Lk 3:7 – He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
• Lk 3:16 – John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
• Lk 3:21 – Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened,
• Lk 7:29 – (When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just, having been baptized with the baptism of John,

Pharisees and Sadducees

• Mt 3:7 – But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

• Lk 3:12 – Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?"

• Jn 4:1 – Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

Converts in Jerusalem

• Acts 2:38 – And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 2:41 – So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

Samaritans

• Acts 8:12 – But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
• Acts 8:16 – for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Simon

• Acts 8:13 – Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed, he was amazed.

Eunuch

• Acts 8:36 – And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?"
• Acts 8:38 – And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

Saul

• Acts 9:18 – And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized;
• Acts 22:16 – And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'

Cornelius et. al.

• Acts 10:47 – "Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?"
• Acts 10:48 – And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days.

Lydia and her household

• Acts 16:15 – And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.

Jailer and his family

• Acts 16:33 – And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family.

Corinthians

• Acts 18:8 – Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized.

Disciples at Ephesus

• Acts 19:5 – On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Believers

• Mt 28:19 – Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
• Acts 1:5 – for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
• Acts 11:16 – And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'
• Rom 6:3 – Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
• 1 Cor 12:13 – For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body–Jews or Greeks, slaves or free–and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
• Gal 3:27 – For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

• 1 Cor 1:14 – I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

Household of Stephanas

• 1 Cor 1:16 – (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.)

Israelites

• 1 Cor 10:2 – and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,

Jordan

• Mt 3:6 – and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
• Mt 3:13 – Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
• Mk 1:5 – And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
• Jn 1:28 – These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
• Jn 10:40 – He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and there he remained.

Wilderness

• Mk 1:4 – John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Judean countryside

• Jn 3:22 – After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing.

Aenon

• Jn 3:23 – John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized

Water in the desert

• Acts 8:36 – And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?"

Wash, wash away

• Acts 22:16 – And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.' [footnote text=“This verse links the external act of baptism to the internal, spiritual act of washing.”]
• 1 Cor 6:11 – And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
• Jn 13:10 – Jesus said to him, "The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not every one of you."
• Eph 5:26 – that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
• Tit 3:5 – he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
• Heb 10:22 – let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Water

• Verses where water is mentioned in connection to baptism (Mt 3:11; 3:16; Mk 1:8; Lk 3:16; Jn 1:31; 3:23; Acts 1:5; 8:36; 10:47; 11:16)
• Jn 3:5 – Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
• Eph 5:26 – that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
• 1 Jn 5:7 – For there are three that testify:
• 1 Jn 5:8 – the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree.

John

• Lk 7:29 – (When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just, having been baptized with the baptism of John,
• Lk 20:4 – Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man?"
• Acts 1:22 – beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us–one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection."
• Acts 18:25 – He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
• Acts 19:3 – And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism."

Repentance

• Mk 1:4 – John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
• Lk 3:3 – And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
• Acts 13:24 – Before his coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
• Acts 19:4 – And Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus."

ἐν, in

• Water, Holy Spirit and fire

  • Mt 3:11 – "I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
  • Lk 3:16 – John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
  • Jn 1:26 – John answered them, "I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know,
  • Jn 1:31 – I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."
  • Jn 1:33 – I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'
  • Acts 1:5 – for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
  • Acts 11:16 – And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

• River Jordan

  • Mt 3:6 – and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
  • Mk 1:5 – And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

• Wilderness

  • Mk 1:4 – John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

• Aenon

  • Jn 3:23 – John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized

• Name of Jesus Christ

  • Acts 10:48 – And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days.

• Cloud and sea

  • 1 Cor 10:2 – and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
• One Spirit
  • 1 Cor 12:13 – For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body–Jews or Greeks, slaves or free–and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

εἰς, into, for

• Repentance

  • Mt 3:11 – "I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

• Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

  • Mt 28:19 – Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

• Jordan

  • Mk 1:9 – In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

• Name of Jesus 

  • Acts 2:38 – And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
  • Acts 8:16 – for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

• John’s baptism

  • Acts 19:3 – And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism."

• Christ Jesus and His death

  • Rom 6:3 – Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
  • Gal 3:27 – For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

• (Not) in Paul’s name

  • 1 Cor 1:13 – Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
  • 1 Cor 1:15 – so that no one may say that you were baptized in my name.

• One body

  • 1 Cor 12:13 – For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body–Jews or Greeks, slaves or free–and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

ὑπό by, under

• Mt 3:6 – and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
• Mt 3:14 – John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"
• Mk 1:5 – And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
• Mk 1:9 – In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
• Lk 3:7 – He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
• Lk 7:30 – but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)

ἐγγύς near

• Jn 3:23 – John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized

ἐπί on, across, over

• Acts 2:38 – And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

μετά with, after

• Acts 1:5 – for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

πρό before

• Lk 11:38 – The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner.

ὑπέρ for, above

• 1 Cor 15:29 – Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf?

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