Bible Verses About Baptism of Babies
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for baptism of babies, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 390 votes, led by Matthew 19:14. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Baptism of Babies
Matthew 19:1445 votes
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 16:1634 votes
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Acts 2:3833 votes
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.
Mark 10:13-1631 votes
And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
Acts 2:38-3927 votes
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.
Acts 16:3325 votes
And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
Acts 22:1624 votes
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Romans 6:420 votes
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.
1 Peter 3:18-2220 votes
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
Galatians 3:2715 votes
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Acts 8:36-3814 votes
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?
Acts 8:3814 votes
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.
Matthew 28:1912 votes
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 2:3912 votes
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Ephesians 2:812 votes
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Psalms 51:511 votes
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Romans 6:311 votes
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Mark 16:15-1610 votes
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Acts 2:4110 votes
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Acts 16:1510 votes
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.
What does the Bible say about baptism of babies?
Readers most often cite Matthew 19:14 on the subject of baptism of babies. Across 390 votes, 20 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, Mark 10:13-16. This page lists all 20 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.