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Want to know what the Bible says about Baptism? Here are 210 Bible verses about Baptism from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Ephesians 4:4-6 NIV
4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called ; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
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John 4:1 NIV
Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John
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Romans 6:3-6 NIV
3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin
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Acts 10:44 NIV
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message.
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John 4:2 NIV
although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples.
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1 Peter 1:3 NIV
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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Matthew 3:13-16 NIV
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.
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Luke 3:3 NIV
He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
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Acts 13:24 NIV
Before the coming of Jesus, John preached repentance and baptism to all the people of Israel.
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