What does the Bible say about baptism?
Does the word appear in the Bible?
The word "baptism" appears in the Bible.
Editorial note: this entry is in review and will be published in full shortly. The full version will document the Greek verb baptizō (βαπτίζω, 'to dip, plunge, immerse'), the historical practice evidence from the Didache, and the long-running mode and infant/adult debates.
Every relevant passage
Matthew 28:19-20
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.
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