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Baptism

New King James Version (NKJV)

Scripture Reference · NKJV

Baptism

23 verses11 books7 themes

Baptism

The outward sign of an inward transformation through Christ.

A comprehensive study on the biblical meaning, practice, and significance of baptism in the New King James Version.

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Summary by Book

New Testament

Matthew

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Matthew 3:11
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I indeed baptize you with water unto 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 fire.

Matthew 3:13
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Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him.

Matthew 3:16
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When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.

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

Mark

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Mark 1:8
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I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

Mark 16:16
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He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

Luke

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Luke 3:21
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When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.

John

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John 3:5
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Jesus answered, Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Acts

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Acts 2:38
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Then Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:41
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Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.

Acts 8:36
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Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?

Acts 8:38
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So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.

Acts 10:47
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Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?

Acts 16:33
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And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized.

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

Acts 22:16
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And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Romans

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Romans 6:3
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Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?

Romans 6:4
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Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

1 Corinthians

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1 Corinthians 12:13
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For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body — whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free — and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.

Galatians

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

Ephesians

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Ephesians 4:5
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one Lord, one faith, one baptism.

Colossians

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Colossians 2:12
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buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

1 Peter

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1 Peter 3:21
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There is also an antitype which now saves us — baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Thematic Index

The Baptism of Jesus

Baptism in the Great Commission

Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Baptism in the Early Church

Buried and Raised with Christ

One Baptism, One Body

Baptism and New Birth

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.