Bible Verses About Being Baptized
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for being baptized, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 781 votes, led by Acts 2:38. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Being Baptized
Acts 2:3896 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 22:1668 votes
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Mark 16:1664 votes
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Galatians 3:2761 votes
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Acts 8:36-3837 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?
Romans 6:1-2334 votes
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Ephesians 2:8-932 votes
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Acts 2:1-4730 votes
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Acts 2:4124 votes
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
John 3:522 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.
Acts 16:3122 votes
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
1 Peter 3:2122 votes
The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Romans 6:3-418 votes
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Luke 3:21-2217 votes
Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
Matthew 28:19-2016 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 19:416 votes
Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
1 Corinthians 12:1316 votes
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Titus 3:516 votes
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Acts 8:1-4015 votes
And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Matthew 3:1613 votes
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Mark 1:413 votes
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
2 Peter 3:913 votes
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Matthew 2:1-2312 votes
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Romans 6:412 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.
John 8:2411 votes
I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
What does the Bible say about being baptized?
Readers most often cite Acts 2:38 on the subject of being baptized. Across 781 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Acts 22:16, Mark 16:16, Galatians 3:27. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.