"I did not know Him; but that He should be made manifest to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water."

Then Jesus arrived from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him.

But Jesus answered and said to him, "Permit it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he permitted Him.

Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless someone is born of water and of Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit,

But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I have need by You to be baptized, and You are coming to me?"

And he was preaching, saying, "There comes One after me who is stronger than me, of whom I am not worthy to stoop down and to loose the strap of His sandal.

I baptized you in water, but He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit."

John answered, saying to all, "I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire;

for John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those hearing the word.

For they heard them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

"And when I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as also on us in the beginning.

And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, 'John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

[he] said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit, having believed?" So they said to him, "We have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit."

But Paul said, "John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Christ Jesus."

And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free--and we were all given to drink into one Spirit.

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

whom He poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,