Bible Verses About Baptizing Children
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for baptizing children, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 398 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 Baptizing Children
Matthew 19:1498 votes
But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Acts 2:38-3952 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 16:1634 votes
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Acts 2:3829 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 1:821 votes
I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
John 3:519 votes
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Galatians 3:2719 votes
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Matthew 28:1918 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 16:1518 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.
Galatians 3:2618 votes
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Acts 16:3317 votes
And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
Romans 6:1-2314 votes
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Acts 2:3911 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.
John 10:28-3010 votes
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
Ephesians 4:4-610 votes
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
1 John 4:110 votes
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
What does the Bible say about baptizing children?
Readers most often cite Matthew 19:14 on the subject of baptizing children. Across 398 votes, 16 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Acts 2:38-39, Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38. This page lists all 16 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.