Implied Modes of Baptism in Scripture

This is the appendix for the relevant article here.

Every use of “baptism”, “baptisms”, “baptize”, “baptized”, and “baptizing” in the English New Testament (New International Version); with possible contextual modal indications.

NIV chosen because it is an accepted and popular version within the Protestant Church of Christ.

•Matthew• 

3:6 Baptized in the river; “In” does not specify depth, but rather, they entered the river. No modal indication

3:7 Many came for baptismno modal indication

3:1 Baptize with water; no modal indication

3:13 Jesus came to be baptizedno modal indication

3:14 I need to be baptized by you; no modal indication

3:16 Jesus was baptizedno modal indication

21:25 The baptism of John; no modal indication          

28:19 Baptizing them in the name…; no modal indication

•Mark• 

1:5 They were baptizedno modal indication

1:8 I have baptized you with water; no modal indication

1:9 Was baptized by John; Context includes the words, “came up out of the water,” and could indicate immersion or pouring: The words could refer to Jesus emerging from full-submersion, or to Jesus exiting the river after his baptism. No modal indication

10:38 Be baptized, the baptism, am baptizedno modal indication

10:39 The baptism, am baptized, be baptizedno modal indication

11:30 The baptism of John; no modal indication

16:16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; no modal indication

•Luke• 

3:3baptism of repentance; no modal indication

3:7 Be baptized by him; no modal indication

3:12 Tax collectors also came to be baptizedno modal indication

3:16baptize you with water, no modal indication

3:21 People were baptizedno modal indication

7:29 Having been baptized with the baptismno modal indication

7:30 Not having been baptizedno modal indication

12:50 I have a baptism to be baptized with; no modal indication

•John• 

1:25 Then why are you baptizingno modal indication

1:26baptize with water; no modal indication

1:28 Where John was baptizingno modal indication

1:31 I came baptizing with water; no modal indication

1:33 Baptize with water, he who baptizesno modal indication

3:22 He remained with them and baptizedno modal indication

3:23 John also was baptizing, people were baptizedJohn chose a place “with lots of water” to baptize lots of people. No modal indication

3:26 He is baptizingno modal indication

4:1 Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples; no modal indication

4:2 Jesus did not baptize, but only his disciples; no modal indication

10:40 Where John at first baptizedno modal indication

•Acts•

1:5 For John baptized with water; no modal indication

1:22 The baptism of John; no modal indication

2:38 Repent, and be baptizedno modal indication

2:41 Those who received his word were baptizedno modal indication

8:12 They were baptizedno modal indication

8:13 After being baptizedno modal indication

8:16 They had only been baptizedno modal indication

8:36 What is to prevent my being baptizedno modal indication

8:38 He baptized him; “they both went down into the water” does not indicate immersion of the candidate because “they” (both of them) went into the water. No modal indication

9:18 He rose and was baptized“rose”/stood up, could indicate pouring 

10:37 The baptism which John preached; no modal indication

10:47 Can any one forbid water for baptizing these people could indicate pouring 

10:48 Be baptizedno modal indication

11:16 John baptized with water; no modal indication

13:24 Preached a baptism of repentance; no modal indication

16:15 She was baptizedno modal indication

16:33 He was baptizedno modal indication

18:8 Believed and were baptizedno modal indication

18:25 The baptism of John; no modal indication

19:3 Into what then were you baptized, Into John’s baptismno modal indication

19:4 John baptized with the baptism of repentance; no modal indication

19:5 They were baptizedno modal indication

22:16 Rise and be baptized“rise”/stand up, could indicate pouring

•Romans• 

6:3 Baptized into his death; no modal indication

6:4 Baptism into death; no modal indication

•1 Corinthians• 

1:13 Baptized in the name of Paul; no modal indication

1:14baptized none of you; no modal indication

1:15 You were baptized in my name; no modal indication

1:16 I did baptize also the household of Steph’anas, whether I baptized anyone else; no modal indication

1:17 Christ did not send me to baptizeno modal indication

10:2 All were baptized into Moses; rain (cf. Psalm 77:17), indicates sprinkling

12:13 Baptized into one body; no modal indication

15:29 Baptized on behalf of the dead, why are people baptizedno modal indication

•Galatians• 

3:27 Baptized into Christ; no modal indication

•Ephesians• 

4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptismno modal indication

•Colossians• 

2:12 Buried with him in baptism; “Buried” does not mean below grade, but “died to oneself”; no modal indication

•Hebrews• 

6:2 Instructions about baptismsno modal indication

•1 Peter•

3:21 Baptism now saves you; context includes the words, “sprinkling with the blood” (1:2), and referred to Noah and his family who were saved by water (rain; cf. 3:20). Sprinkling indicated