Fire Baptism

I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit. — read the full passage →

“I came to throw fire on the earth. I wish it were already kindled. — read the full passage →

not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire, — read the full passage →

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Or don’t you know that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

I baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.”

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

Go,and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. — read the full passage →

“Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. — read the full passage →

Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.

As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”

Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.

Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, “Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me. — read the full passage →

When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit!

His eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has names written and a name written which no one knows but he himself.

All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

We were buried therefore with him through baptism to death, that just like Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

“Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire. — read the full passage →

“But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like launderer’s soap; — read the full passage →

Such were some of you, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.

but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can’t enter into the Kingdom of God!

I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’

whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.”

“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights— I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty!” Fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

for our God is a consuming fire.

Or don’t you know that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? — read the full passage →

Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.

“When the Counselorhas come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened, — read the full passage →

“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

I will tell of the decree. Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? — read the full passage →

Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under the sky.

Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them. — read the full passage →

Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

Therefore she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have laid him!”

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

(although Jesus himself didn’t baptize, but his disciples),

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. — read the full passage →

He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.

But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.

Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from its midst, by the spirit of justice, and by the spirit of burning.

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen. — read the full passage →

having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

Or else what will they do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead aren’t raised at all, why then are they baptized for the dead?

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples. — read the full passage →

He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.

It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth.

If a man doesn’t remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.

The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! — read the full passage →

Even now the ax also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.”

He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

Go,and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

I also tell you that you are Peter,and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hadeswill not prevail against it.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.

After these things I looked and saw a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, like a trumpet speaking with me, was one saying, “Come up here, and I will show you the things which must happen after this.”

I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.