We read: "And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem, and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. . . . And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in [Greek into, marg. of A. R. V.] the Jordan. And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him" (Mark 1:5,9,10). "John was baptizing in AEnon near to Salim, because there was much water there" (John 3:23). "And they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. And when they came up out of the water . . . he went on his way rejoicing" (Acts 8:38,39). "We are buried with him by baptism," "planted in the likeness of his death," "and raised in the likeness of his resurrection" (Rom. 6:4,5). "Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water" (Heb. 10:22). "Except a man be born of the water and of the Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven" (John 3:5). The italics are mine.
The following chart summarizes our study of baptism in the English
Bible:
BAPTISM IN THE ENGLISH BIBLE
THE BIBLE AND IMMERSION SPRINKLING AND POURING REQUIRE: REQUIRE:
1. Water. Acts 8:36; 10:47 1. Water
2. Much water. John 3:23 2. Little water
3. Going to water. Mark 1:9 3. Bringing water
4. Going into water. Acts 8:38 4. Staying out of water
5. Putting into water. Mark 1:9 5. Putting water on (Margin of A. R. V)
6. Form of burial. Col. 2:12 6. No form of burial