Baptisms

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

because John, indeed, baptized with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit--after not many days.'

Jesus answered, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born of water, and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the reign of God;

also to which an antitype doth now save us--baptism, (not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the question of a good conscience in regard to God,) through the rising again of Jesus Christ,

then those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,

and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned.

we were buried together, then, with him through the baptism to the death, that even as Christ was raised up out of the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we in newness of life might walk.

and I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whomsoever thou mayest see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on him, this is he who is baptizing with the Holy Spirit;

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

for as many as to Christ were baptized did put on Christ;

for also in one Spirit we all to one body were baptized, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and all into one Spirit were made to drink,

and they, having heard, were baptized--to the name of the Lord Jesus,

and I remembered the saying of the Lord, how he said, John indeed did baptize with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit;

And as they were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, `Lo, water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?' — read the full passage →

being buried with him in the baptism, in which also ye rose with <FI>him<Fi> through the faith of the working of God, who did raise him out of the dead.

are ye ignorant that we, as many as were baptized to Christ Jesus, to his death were baptized?

And Paul said, `John, indeed, did baptize with a baptism of reformation, saying to the people that in him who is coming after him they should believe--that is, in the Christ--Jesus;'

And when they believed Philip, proclaiming good news, the things concerning the reign of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women;

beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day in which he was received up from us, one of these to become with us a witness of his rising again.'

And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, `Teacher, what shall we do?'

`I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

(not by works that <FI>are<Fi> in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,

Seeing what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? why also are they baptized for the dead?

Hath the Christ been divided? was Paul crucified for you? or to the name of Paul were ye baptized; — read the full passage →

And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him,

because also Christ once for sin did suffer--righteous for unrighteous--that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,

which He poured upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour,

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed <FI>it<Fi> with the bathing of the water in the saying,

and all to Moses were baptized in the cloud, and in the sea;

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,

and Paul having laid on them <FI>his<Fi> hands, the Holy Spirit came upon them, they were speaking also with tongues, and prophesying,

and he said unto them, `To what, then, were ye baptized?' and they said, `To John's baptism.'

he said unto them, `The Holy Spirit did ye receive--having believed?' and they said unto him, `But we did not even hear whether there is any Holy Spirit;'

this one was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in the Spirit, was speaking and teaching exactly the things about the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John;

and Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue did believe in the Lord with all his house, and many of the Corinthians hearing were believing, and they were being baptized.

and having taken them, in that hour of the night, he did bathe <FI>them<Fi> from the blows, and was baptized, himself and all his presently,

and when she was baptized, and her household, she did call upon us, saying, `If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, having entered into my house, remain;' and she constrained us.

and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend to the things spoken by Paul;

`And in my beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit did fall upon them, even as also upon us in the beginning,

Then answered Peter, `The water is any one able to forbid, that these may not be baptized, who the Holy Spirit did receive--even as also we?'

for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God. — read the full passage →

and those of the circumcision believing were astonished--as many as came with Peter--because also upon the nations the gift of the Holy Spirit hath been poured out,

Jesus who <FI>is<Fi> from Nazareth--how God did anoint him with the Holy Spirit and power; who went through, doing good, and healing all those oppressed by the devil, because God was with him;

ye--ye have known; --the word that came throughout all Judea, having begun from Galilee, after the baptism that John preached;

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, he saw again also presently, and having risen, was baptized,

And as they were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, `Lo, water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?'

for as yet he was fallen upon none of them, and only they have been baptized--to the name of the Lord Jesus;

who having come down did pray concerning them, that they may receive the Holy Spirit, -- — read the full passage →

and Simon also himself did believe, and, having been baptized, he was continuing with Philip, beholding also signs and mighty acts being done, he was amazed.

And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place, — read the full passage →

and went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was at first baptizing, and remained there,

(though indeed Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples,)

When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus more disciples doth make and baptize than John,

and John was also baptizing in Aenon, nigh to Salem, because there were many waters there, and they were coming and were being baptized--

After these things came Jesus and his disciples to the land of Judea, and there he did tarry with them, and was baptizing;

And John testified, saying--`I have seen the Spirit coming down, as a dove, out of heaven, and it remained on him;

and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.

These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing,

John answered them, saying, `I baptize with water, but in midst of you he hath stood whom ye have not known, this one it is who is coming after me, who hath been before me,

and they questioned him and said to him, `Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'

`And, lo, I do send the promise of my Father upon you, but ye--abide ye in the city of Jerusalem till ye be clothed with power from on high.'

the baptism of John, from heaven was it, or from men?'

but the Pharisees, and the lawyers, the counsel of God did put away for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, `Thou art My Son--the Beloved, in thee I did delight.'

And it came to pass, in all the people being baptised, Jesus also being baptised, and praying, the heaven was opened,

John answered, saying to all, `I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals--he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father--Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;

Then said he to the multitudes coming forth to be baptised by him, `Brood of vipers! who did prompt you to flee from the coming wrath?

the baptism of John--from heaven was it? or from men? answer me.'

I indeed did baptize you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'

I indeed did baptize you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.' — read the full passage →

and there were going forth to him all the region of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and they were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

John came baptizing in the wilderness, and proclaiming a baptism of reformation--to remission of sins,

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them--to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

the baptism of John, whence was it? --from heaven, or from men?' And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, `If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee upon the Jordan, unto John to be baptized by him, — read the full passage →

Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan, — read the full passage →

And I have poured on the house of David, And on the inhabitant of Jerusalem, A spirit of grace and supplications, And they have looked unto Me whom they pierced, And they have mourned over it, Like a mourning over the only one, And they have been in bitterness for it, Like a bitterness over the first-born.

And also on the men-servants, and on the maid-servants, In those days I do pour out My Spirit.

And it hath come to pass afterwards, I do pour out My Spirit on all flesh, And prophesied have your sons and your daughters, Your old men do dream dreams, Your young men do see visions.

And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand, — read the full passage →

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

who sometime disbelieved, when once the long-suffering of God did wait, in days of Noah--an ark being preparing--in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water;

of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on also of hands, of rising again also of the dead, and of judgment age-during,

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

While Peter is yet speaking these sayings, the Holy spirit fell upon all those hearing the word,

and he commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him;

And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place, — read the full passage →

I said, therefore, to you, that ye shall die in your sins, for if ye may not believe that I am <FI>he<Fi> , ye shall die in your sins.'

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

For I pour waters on a thirsty one, And floods on a dry land, I pour My Spirit on thy seed, And My blessing on thine offspring.