Matthew 3:16-17 - And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
The New Testament - A Brief Overview
Map of Bethabara Where Jesus was Baptized
The Baptism of Jesus
Jesus came to the Jordan River and was baptized by John the Baptist. The dove descended and the father spoke, "This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased."
"All the leading events recorded of
Jesus' life are given at the end of this volume in the Chronological Chart and
in the Chronological Table of the life of Christ; so that here will be given
only a general survey. Jesus began to enter upon his ministry when he was "about
thirty years old;" that is, he was not very far from thirty, older or younger.
He is regarded as nearly thirty-one by Andrews (in the tables of chronology
referred to above) and by most others. Having been baptized by John early in the
winter of 26-27, he spent the larger portion of his year in Judea and about the
lower Jordan, till in December he went northward to Galilee through Samaria. The
next year and a half, from December, A.D. 27, to October or November, A.D. 29,
was spent in Galilee and northern Israel, chiefly in the vicinity of the Sea of
Galilee." - Smith
Bethabara
Bethabara (house of the ford), a place beyond Jordan, in which
according to the Received Text of the New Testament, John was baptizing. Joh
1:28 If this reading be correct, Bethabara is identical with Beth-barah (fords
of Abarah) the ancient ford of Jordan on the road to Gilead; or, which seems
more likely, with Beth-nimrah, on the east of the river, nearly opposite
Jericho. - Smith
The Bible Mentions "Bethabara"
John 1:28 - These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
and "Baptism"
1 Corinthians 1:17 -
For Christ sent me not to baptize,
but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross
of Christ should be made of none effect.
John 1:33 -
And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with
water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit
descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which
baptizeth
with the Holy Ghost.
Mark 1:4 -
John did baptize in
the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the
remission of sins.
Mark 1:8 -
I indeed have baptized
you with water: but he shall baptize you
with the Holy Ghost.
John 1:26 -
John answered them, saying, I baptize with
water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
Luke 3:16 -
John answered, saying unto [them] all, I indeed baptize you
with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose
shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you
with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
Matthew 3:11 -
I indeed baptize you
with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier
than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you
with the Holy Ghost, and [with] fire:
Galatians 3:27 -
For as many of you as have been baptized into
Christ have put on Christ.
Mark 16:16 -
He that believeth and is baptized shall
be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Acts 8:36 -
And as they went on [their] way, they came unto a certain water: and
the eunuch said, See, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
1 Corinthians 1:13 -
Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in
the name of Paul?
Acts 18:8 -
And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord
with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed,
and were baptized.
1 Corinthians
12:13 -
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into
one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or
free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Acts 2:38 -
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every
one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins,
and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Matthew 3:16 -
And Jesus, when he was baptized,
went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were
opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a
dove, and lighting upon him:
John 4:1 -
When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus
made and baptized
more
disciples than John,
Acts 8:12 -
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the
kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized,
both men and women.
Acts 8:13 -
Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized,
he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and
signs which were done.
Acts 9:18 -
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and
he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
Acts 16:15 -
And when she was baptized,
and her household, 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.
Acts 19:4 -
Then said Paul, John verily baptized with
the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should
believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ
Jesus.
Mark 1:5 -
And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of
Jerusalem, and were all
baptized of
him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
Mark 1:9 -
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of
Galilee, and was
baptized of
John in Jordan.
Luke 3:7 -
Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of
him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the
wrath to come?
Acts 22:16 -
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized,
and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Luke 7:29 -
And all the people that heard [him], and the publicans, justified
God, being baptized with
the baptism of John.
John 3:22 -
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of
Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
Acts 2:41 -
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized:
and the same day there were added [unto them] about three thousand
souls.
Acts 8:38 -
And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both
into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
Matthew 3:13 -
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of
him.
Matthew 3:14 -
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of
thee, and comest thou to me?
John 3:23 -
And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there
was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
Acts 10:47 -
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized,
which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
Acts 10:48 -
And he commanded them to be baptized in
the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Acts 16:33 -
And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed [their]
stripes; and was
baptized,
he and all his, straightway.
Mark 1:8 -
I indeed have baptized you
with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Luke 7:30 -
But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against
themselves, being not
baptized of
him.