Matthew 28:19
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19 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(A)
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Mark 16:15-16
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15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news[a] to the whole creation. 16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned.
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- 16.15 Or gospel
Acts 2:38-39
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38 Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(A) 39 For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to him.”(B)
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Acts 1:8
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8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”(A)
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Luke 24:47-48
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47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.(A) 48 You are witnesses[a] of these things.(B)
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- 24.48 Or nations. Beginning from Jerusalem
you are witnesses
Isaiah 49:6
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6 he says,
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to restore the survivors of Israel;
I will give you as a light to the nations,
that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”(A)
Acts 19:3-5
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3 Then he said, “Into what, then, were you baptized?” They answered, “Into John’s baptism.”(A) 4 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, in Jesus.”(B) 5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
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Galatians 3:27
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27 As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.(A)
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Acts 13:46-47
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46 Then both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken first to you. Since you reject it and judge yourselves to be unworthy of eternal life, we are now turning to the gentiles.(A) 47 For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,
‘I have set you to be a light for the gentiles,
so that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”(B)
Acts 10:47-48
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47 “Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”(A) 48 So he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they invited him to stay for several days.(B)
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Romans 6:3-4
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3 Do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?(A) 4 Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.(B)
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Romans 10:18
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18 But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have:
“Their voice has gone out to all the earth
and their words to the ends of the world.”(A)
Ephesians 2:18
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18 for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father.(A)
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Matthew 3:16-17
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16 And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw God’s Spirit descending like a dove and alighting on him.(A) 17 And a voice from the heavens said, “This is my Son, the Beloved,[a] with whom I am well pleased.”(B)
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- 3.17 Or my beloved Son
Acts 8:12-16
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12 But when they believed Philip, who was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.(A) 13 Even Simon himself believed. After being baptized, he stayed constantly with Philip and was amazed when he saw the signs and great miracles that took place.(B)
14 Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.(C) 15 The two went down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit(D) 16 (for as yet the Spirit had not come[a] upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus).(E)
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- 8.16 Gk fallen
Acts 28:28
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28 “Let it be known to you, then, that this salvation of God has been sent to the gentiles; they will listen.”[a]
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- 28.28 Other ancient authorities add 28.29, And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, arguing vigorously among themselves
Acts 2:41
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41 So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added.
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1 Peter 3:21
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21 And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for[a] a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(A)
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- 3.21 Or a pledge to God from
Acts 8:36-38
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36 As they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is to prevent me from being baptized?”[a](A) 38 He commanded the chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip[b] baptized him.
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Acts 14:21
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The Return to Antioch in Syria
21 After they had proclaimed the good news to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, then on to Iconium and Antioch.
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Isaiah 66:18-19
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18 for I know[a] their works and their thoughts.
I am[b] coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they shall come and shall see my glory,(A) 19 and I will set a sign among them. From them I will send survivors to the nations, to Tarshish, Put,[c] and Lud, to Meshech,[d] Tubal, and Javan, to the coastlands far away that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory, and they shall declare my glory among the nations.(B)
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Numbers 6:24-27
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24 The Lord bless you and keep you;(A)
25 the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;(B)
26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.(C)
27 “So they shall put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”(D)
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Genesis 1:26
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26 Then God said, “Let us make humans[a] in our image, according to our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the wild animals of the earth[b] and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.”(A)
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1 Corinthians 15:29
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29 Otherwise, what will those people do who receive baptism on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf?
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1 Corinthians 1:13-16
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13 Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?(A) 14 I thank God[a] that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,(B) 15 so that no one can say that you were baptized in my name. 16 I did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.(C)
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- 1.14 Other ancient authorities read I am thankful
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