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Baptism And Salvation
Acts 2:38 ESV / 2,682 helpful votes
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
1 Peter 3:21 ESV / 2,509 helpful votes
Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Acts 22:16 ESV / 2,265 helpful votes
And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’
Mark 16:16 ESV / 2,255 helpful votes
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 2,057 helpful votes
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
John 3:5 ESV / 1,956 helpful votes
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Galatians 3:27 ESV / 1,760 helpful votes
For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Titus 3:5 ESV / 1,623 helpful votes
He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
1 Corinthians 12:13 ESV / 1,555 helpful votes
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
Acts 16:31 ESV / 1,121 helpful votes
And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
John 3:16 ESV / 1,040 helpful votes
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Romans 6:4 ESV / 982 helpful votes
We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Romans 6:3-4 ESV / 977 helpful votes
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Acts 2:41 ESV / 973 helpful votes
So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
Colossians 2:12 ESV / 958 helpful votes
Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.
Romans 6:1-23 ESV / 921 helpful votes
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. …
Matthew 28:19 ESV / 910 helpful votes
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Matthew 3:11 ESV / 908 helpful votes
“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Acts 4:12 ESV / 902 helpful votes
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
Matthew 28:19-20 ESV / 870 helpful votes
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
1 Corinthians 1:17 ESV / 860 helpful votes
For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
Acts 10:43 ESV / 854 helpful votes
To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
Luke 3:16 ESV / 853 helpful votes
John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
John 3:36 ESV / 801 helpful votes
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Mark 16:15-16 ESV / 793 helpful votes
And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Mark 1:4 ESV / 773 helpful votes
John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Romans 6:3 ESV / 767 helpful votes
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
1 Corinthians 10:2 ESV / 762 helpful votes
And all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
John 5:24 ESV / 753 helpful votes
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
John 1:12 ESV / 734 helpful votes
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
Romans 10:9-10 ESV / 723 helpful votes
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Ephesians 2:8 ESV / 709 helpful votes
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 ESV / 708 helpful votes
Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
Ephesians 1:7 ESV / 706 helpful votes
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
Romans 1:16 ESV / 704 helpful votes
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Acts 8:36 ESV / 699 helpful votes
And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?”
Romans 6:3-5 ESV / 697 helpful votes
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.
Acts 2:1-47 ESV / 654 helpful votes
When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. …
Luke 3:21-22 ESV / 625 helpful votes
Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened, and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
John 1:33 ESV / 597 helpful votes
I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
John 3:18 ESV / 595 helpful votes
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
Acts 10:47 ESV / 593 helpful votes
“Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”
Romans 10:9 ESV / 582 helpful votes
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Galatians 2:16 ESV / 578 helpful votes
Yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
Acts 10:44-48 ESV / 555 helpful votes
While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared, “Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days.
Acts 16:30-31 ESV / 551 helpful votes
Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV / 547 helpful votes
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Romans 6:23 ESV / 544 helpful votes
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew 28:18-20 ESV / 536 helpful votes
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Matthew 3:13-17 ESV / 536 helpful votes
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Ephesians 4:5 ESV / 526 helpful votes
One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Acts 2:47 ESV / 525 helpful votes
Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
Acts 1:5 ESV / 525 helpful votes
For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
Colossians 2:11-12 ESV / 523 helpful votes
In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.
Acts 3:19 ESV / 505 helpful votes
Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out,
2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV / 500 helpful votes
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Matthew 3:16 ESV / 498 helpful votes
And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;
Romans 5:8 ESV / 492 helpful votes
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
2 Timothy 1:9 ESV / 490 helpful votes
Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,
Acts 16:33 ESV / 490 helpful votes
And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family.
Mark 1:8 ESV / 485 helpful votes
I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 3:23 ESV / 482 helpful votes
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Acts 10:48 ESV / 481 helpful votes
And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days.
Acts 8:36-38 ESV / 477 helpful votes
And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?” And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
Matthew 26:28 ESV / 469 helpful votes
For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Acts 8:1-40 ESV / 467 helpful votes
And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison. Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. …
Luke 23:43 ESV / 459 helpful votes
And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”
Acts 19:4 ESV / 457 helpful votes
And Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.”
John 14:6 ESV / 453 helpful votes
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Hebrews 9:28 ESV / 451 helpful votes
So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
Acts 11:16 ESV / 449 helpful votes
And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
Romans 6:14 ESV / 444 helpful votes
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
Acts 8:12 ESV / 443 helpful votes
But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Romans 8:9 ESV / 433 helpful votes
You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
Acts 10:1-48 ESV / 426 helpful votes
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.” And he stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God. And now send men to Joppa and bring one Simon who is called Peter. …
Acts 2:21 ESV / 422 helpful votes
And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’
Ephesians 5:26 ESV / 418 helpful votes
That he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
Romans 10:10 ESV / 401 helpful votes
For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Acts 8:38 ESV / 393 helpful votes
And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
Acts 9:18 ESV / 383 helpful votes
And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized;
1 Peter 3:20-21 ESV / 377 helpful votes
Because they formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water. Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Revelation 1:5 ESV / 375 helpful votes
And from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
Mark 1:4-5 ESV / 368 helpful votes
John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Acts 8:35-38 ESV / 364 helpful votes
Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus. And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?” And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
1 Corinthians 6:11 ESV / 362 helpful votes
And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 361 helpful votes
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
Romans 5:1 ESV / 353 helpful votes
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 9:22 ESV / 352 helpful votes
Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.
Galatians 3:26-27 ESV / 344 helpful votes
For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Acts 2:4 ESV / 343 helpful votes
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Matthew 12:41 ESV / 334 helpful votes
The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.
Galatians 2:21 ESV / 332 helpful votes
I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
1 John 1:9 ESV / 330 helpful votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
2 Corinthians 6:2 ESV / 328 helpful votes
For he says, “In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
Colossians 2:1-23 ESV / 325 helpful votes
For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. …
Hebrews 6:4-6 ESV / 313 helpful votes
For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.
Titus 3:4-7 ESV / 313 helpful votes
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Acts 2:39 ESV / 307 helpful votes
For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”
Matthew 10:22 ESV / 307 helpful votes
And you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
Romans 3:25 ESV / 306 helpful votes
Whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
