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Definition and Etymology:
The term "baptised" originates from the Greek word "baptizō," meaning "to immerse, submerge, or wash." In the Christian context, baptism is a sacrament or ordinance signifying spiritual cleansing, rebirth, and initiation into the Christian faith.

Biblical Basis:
Baptism is a central rite in Christianity, instituted by Jesus Christ. In the New Testament, Jesus Himself was baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River, marking the beginning of His public ministry. The account is recorded in the Gospels, such as Matthew 3:13-17 : "Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to prevent Him, saying, 'I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?' Jesus replied, 'Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.' Then John consented. As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him. And a voice from heaven said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'"

Theological Significance:
Baptism symbolizes the believer's identification with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It represents the washing away of sins and the believer's new life in Christ. Romans 6:3-4 states, "Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 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 walk in newness of life."

Modes and Practices:
The mode of baptism varies among Christian denominations, with immersion, pouring, and sprinkling being the most common practices. Immersion is often seen as the most biblically faithful method, reflecting the original meaning of "baptizō" and the practice of the early church. Acts 8:38-39 describes the baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch by Philip: "And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing."

Infant vs. Believer's Baptism:
The practice of infant baptism is observed in many Christian traditions, including Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and some Protestant denominations. It is seen as a sign of God's covenant and grace extended to the child. However, many evangelical and Baptist traditions advocate for believer's baptism, which is administered upon a personal profession of faith in Jesus Christ. This view emphasizes the individual's conscious decision to follow Christ, as seen in Acts 2:41 : "Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day."

The Great Commission:
Baptism is integral to the Great Commission, where Jesus commands His disciples to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19-20 records this mandate: "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, to the very end of the age."

Conclusion:
Baptism remains a vital expression of faith and obedience in the Christian life, symbolizing the believer's union with Christ and commitment to His teachings.

Library

Philip is Baptised
... BOOK I. ANTIOCH CHAPTER IX PHILIP IS BAPTISED. In every church a fountain springs,
O'er which the Holy Dove. Hovers with softest wings."Keble. ...
/.../chapter ix philip is baptised.htm

How Caedwalla, King of the West Saxons, Went to Rome to be ...
... How Caedwalla, king of the West Saxons, went to Rome to be baptised; and his successor
Ini, also devoutly journeyed to the same threshold of the holy Apostles. ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap vii how caedwalla king.htm

Alive unto God.
... Every baptised person belongs to God. ... You are baptised into the Death of
Christ that your old sinful nature may die and be buried. ...
/.../the life of duty a years plain sermons v 2/sermon xli alive unto god.htm

Baptism
... What is meant by the parent when he presents his child to be baptised? ... The party
baptised has, (1) An entrance into the visible body of the church. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/watson/the ten commandments/4 4 baptism.htm

A People Prepared for the Lord
... Romans, just as much as if they had been Jews; for, as he was preaching Christ to
them, the Holy Ghost fell on them, not after, but before they were baptised. ...
/.../kingsley/town and country sermons/sermon xxxviii a people prepared.htm

The Insults Received by Jesus in the Court of Caiphas.
... they bent their knees before him, and exclaimed, 'Behold thy precious unction, behold
the spikenard worth three hundred pence; thou hast been baptised in the ...
/.../chapter ix the insults received.htm

Daniel and the Village Priest.
... Publican, and commented on it. The next morning the poojari came to my house
again, and said he wished to be baptised. I exhorted him to ...
//christianbookshelf.org/hodson/old daniel/chapter nineteen daniel and the.htm

Baptism of Daniel.
... by Divine aid I was able to say, `I give up all for Christ.' One day while under
this course of instruction, I felt very anxious to be baptised without further ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/hodson/old daniel/chapter eighteen baptism of daniel.htm

The Grace of God.
... Understand distinctly that, as baptised people, you belong to God; if you sin, you
sin against Jesus Christ; if you repent truly, God will pardon you for ...
/.../the life of duty a years plain sermons v 2/sermon xlvi the grace of.htm

What Happened
... "What is to hinder high-caste women from being baptised, and living as Christians
in their own homes?" The question was asked by an Englishman, a winter visitor ...
/.../wilson-carmichael/things as they are/chapter xiv what happened.htm

Thesaurus

Baptised (46 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Baptised (46 Occurrences). Matthew 3:6 and were
baptised by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. (DBY). ...
/b/baptised.htm - 18k

Baptise (7 Occurrences)
... and fire; (DBY). Mark 1:8 I indeed have baptised you with water, but he shall
baptise you with the Holy Spirit. (Root in DBY). Luke 3 ...
/b/baptise.htm - 8k

Yes (511 Occurrences)
... (WEB WEY BBE NAS). 1 Corinthians 1:16 Yes, I baptised also the house of Stephanas;
for the rest I know not if I have baptised any other. (DBY NIV). ...
/y/yes.htm - 36k

Null (4 Occurrences)
... Null (4 Occurrences). Luke 7:30 but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null
as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.) (DBY). ...
/n/null.htm - 7k

Urgently (8 Occurrences)
... Urgently (8 Occurrences). Matthew 3:14 but John urgently forbad him, saying, I
have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me? (DBY). ...
/u/urgently.htm - 8k

Lingerest (1 Occurrence)
... Lingerest (1 Occurrence). Acts 22:16 And now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised,
and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name. (DBY). ...
/l/lingerest.htm - 6k

Washed (113 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). Acts 22:16 And now why lingerest thou? Arise
and get baptised, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name. (DBY). ...
/w/washed.htm - 37k

Forewarned (15 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Luke 3:7 He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptised by
him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath? ...
/f/forewarned.htm - 11k

Rendered (30 Occurrences)
... Luke 7:30 but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves
the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.) (DBY). ...
/r/rendered.htm - 15k

District (59 Occurrences)
... Mark 1:5 And there went out to him all the district of Judaea, and all they of
Jerusalem, and were baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ...
/d/district.htm - 24k

Resources

Is baptism necessary for salvation? | GotQuestions.org

Does 1 Peter 3:21 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation? | GotQuestions.org

What does it mean that there is only one baptism (Ephesians 4:5)? | GotQuestions.org

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Baptised (46 Occurrences)

Matthew 3:6
and were baptised by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
(DBY)

Matthew 3:13
Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised of him;
(DBY)

Matthew 3:14
but John urgently forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me?
(DBY)

Matthew 3:16
And Jesus, having been baptised, went up straightway from the water, and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him:
(DBY)

Mark 1:5
And there went out to him all the district of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
(DBY)

Mark 1:8
I indeed have baptised you with water, but he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit.
(DBY)

Mark 1:9
And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptised by John at the Jordan.
(DBY)

Mark 10:38
And Jesus said to them, Ye do not know what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup which I drink, or be baptised with the baptism that I am baptised with?
(DBY)

Mark 10:39
And they said to him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, The cup that I drink ye will drink and with the baptism that I am baptised with ye will be baptised,
(DBY)

Mark 16:16
He that believes and is baptised shall be saved, and he that disbelieves shall be condemned.
(DBY)

Luke 3:7
He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptised by him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?
(DBY YLT)

Luke 3:12
And tax-gatherers came also to be baptised, and they said to him, Teacher, what should we do?
(DBY YLT)

Luke 3:21
And it came to pass, all the people having been baptised, and Jesus having been baptised and praying, that the heaven was opened,
(DBY YLT)

Luke 7:29
(And all the people who heard it, and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John;
(DBY)

Luke 7:30
but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.)
(DBY)

Luke 12:50
But I have a baptism to be baptised with, and how am I straitened until it shall have been accomplished!
(DBY)

John 3:22
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he abode with them and baptised.
(DBY)

John 3:23
And John also was baptising in Aenon, near Salim, because there was a great deal of water there; and they came to him and were baptised:
(DBY)

Acts 1:5
For John indeed baptised with water, but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many days.
(DBY)

Acts 2:38
And Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptised, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
(DBY)

Acts 2:41
Those then who had accepted his word were baptised; and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.
(DBY)

Acts 8:12
But when they believed Philip announcing the glad tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women.
(DBY)

Acts 8:13
And Simon also himself believed; and, having been baptised, continued constantly with Philip; and, beholding the signs and great works of power which took place, was astonished.
(DBY)

Acts 8:16
for he was not yet fallen upon any of them, only they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.
(DBY)

Acts 8:36
And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?
(DBY)

Acts 8:38
And he commanded the chariot to stop. And they went down both to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.
(DBY)

Acts 9:18
And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he saw, and rising up was baptised;
(DBY)

Acts 10:47
Can any one forbid water that these should not be baptised, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also did?
(DBY)

Acts 10:48
And he commanded them to be baptised in the name of the Lord. Then they begged him to stay some days.
(DBY)

Acts 11:16
And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John baptised with water, but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit.
(DBY)

Acts 16:15
And when she had been baptised and her house, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and abide there. And she constrained us.
(DBY)

Acts 16:33
And he took them the same hour of the night and washed them from their stripes; and was baptised, he and all his straightway.
(DBY)

Acts 18:8
But Crispus the ruler of the synagogue believed in the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were baptised.
(DBY)

Acts 19:3
And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John.
(DBY)

Acts 19:4
And Paul said, John indeed baptised with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him that was coming after him, that is, on Jesus.
(DBY)

Acts 19:5
And when they heard that, they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.
(DBY)

Acts 22:16
And now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name.
(DBY)

Romans 6:3
Are you ignorant that we, as many as have been baptised unto Christ Jesus, have been baptised unto his death?
(DBY)

1 Corinthians 1:13
Is the Christ divided? has Paul been crucified for you? or have ye been baptised unto the name of Paul?
(DBY)

1 Corinthians 1:14
I thank God that I have baptised none of you, unless Crispus and Gaius,
(DBY)

1 Corinthians 1:15
that no one may say that I have baptised unto my own name.
(DBY)

1 Corinthians 1:16
Yes, I baptised also the house of Stephanas; for the rest I know not if I have baptised any other.
(DBY)

1 Corinthians 10:2
and all were baptised unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
(DBY)

1 Corinthians 12:13
For also in the power of one Spirit we have all been baptised into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bondmen or free, and have all been given to drink of one Spirit.
(DBY)

1 Corinthians 15:29
Since what shall the baptised for the dead do if those that are dead rise not at all? why also are they baptised for them?
(DBY)

Galatians 3:27
For ye, as many as have been baptised unto Christ, have put on Christ.
(DBY)

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