APPENDIX A
[Printout from the ONLINE BIBLE 5.0 includes:
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  #2 Strong's numbers in brackets &
  #3 Attached at end -- definitions edited appropriately from Thayer's Greek 
     Lexicon & My verified word frequency counts.] 

  Matthew 3:1 
  1 In those <1565> days <2250> came <3854> John <2491> the Baptist <910>, 
  preaching <2784> in the wilderness <2048> of Judaea <2449>, 

  Matthew 3:6 
  6 And were baptized <907> of him in Jordan <2446>, confessing <1843> their 
  sins <266>. 
  7 But when he saw <1492> many <4183> of the Pharisees <5330> and Sadducees 
  <4523> come <2064> to his baptism <908>, he said <2036> unto them, O 
  generation <1081> of vipers <2191>, who <5101> hath warned <5263> you to 
  flee <5343> from the wrath <3709> to come <3195>? 

  Matthew 3:11 
  11 I indeed <3303> baptize <907> you with water <5204> unto repentance 
  <3341>: but he that cometh <2064> after <3694> me is mightier <2478> than I, 
  whose <3739> shoes <5266> I am <1510> not worthy <2425> to bear <941>: he 
  shall baptize <907> you with the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>, and with fire 
  <4442>: 

  Matthew 3:13 
  13 Then <5119> cometh <3854> Jesus <2424> from Galilee <1056> to Jordan 
  <2446> unto John <2491>, to be baptized <907> of him. 
  14 But John <2491> forbad <1254> him, saying <3004>, I have <2192> need 
  <5532> to be baptized <907> of thee, and comest <2064> thou to me? 

  Matthew 3:16 
  16 And Jesus <2424>, when he was baptized <907>, went <305> up straightway 
  <2117> out of the water <5204>: and, lo <2400>, the heavens <3772> were 
  opened <455> unto him, and he saw <1492> the Spirit <4151> of God <2316> 
  descending <2597> like <5616> a dove <4058>, and lighting <2064> upon him: 

  Matthew 11:11 
  11 Verily <281> I say <3004> unto you, Among <1722> them that are born 
  <1084> of women <1135> there hath not risen <1453> a greater <3187> than 
  John <2491> the Baptist <910>: notwithstanding he that is least <3398> in 
  the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772> is greater <3187> than he. 
  12 And from the days <2250> of John <2491> the Baptist <910> until <2193> 
  now <737> the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772> suffereth <971> violence <971>, 
  and the violent <973> take <726> it by force <726>. 

  Matthew 14:2 
  2 And said <2036> unto his servants <3816>, This <3778> is John <2491> the 
  Baptist <910>; he is risen <1453> from the dead <3498>; and therefore <5124> 
  mighty <1411> works do shew <1754> forth <1754> themselves in him. 

  Matthew 14:8 
  8 And she, being before <4264> instructed <4264> of her mother <3384>, said 
  <5346>, Give <1325> me here <5602> John <2491> Baptist's <910> head <2776> 
  in a charger <4094>. 

  Matthew 16:14 
  14 And they said <2036>, Some <3588> say that thou art John <2491> the 
  Baptist <910>: some <243>, Elias <2243>; and others <2087>, Jeremias <2408>, 
  or <2228> one <1520> of the prophets <4396>. 

  Matthew 17:13 
  13 Then <5119> the disciples <3101> understood <4920> that he spake <2036> 
  unto them of John <2491> the Baptist <910>. 

  Matthew 20:22 
  22 But Jesus <2424> answered <611> and said <2036>, Ye know <1492> not what 
  <5101> ye ask <154>. Are ye able <1410> to drink <4095> of the cup <4221> 
  that I shall drink <4095> of, and to be baptized <907> with the baptism 
  <908> that I am baptized <907> with? They say <3004> unto him, We are able 
  <1410>. 
  23 And he saith <3004> unto them, Ye shall drink <4095> indeed <3303> of my 
  cup <4221>, and be baptized <907> with the baptism <908> that I am baptized 
  <907> with: but to sit <2523> on <1537> my right <1188> hand, and on <1537> 
  my left <2176>, is not mine <1699> to give <1325>, but it shall be given to 
  them for whom <3739> it is prepared <2090> of my Father <3962>. 

  Matthew 21:25 
  25 The baptism <908> of John <2491>, whence <4159> was it? from heaven 
  <3772>, or <2228> of men <444>? And they reasoned <1260> with themselves 
  <1438>, saying <3004>, If <1437> we shall say <2036>, From heaven <3772>; he 
  will say <2046> unto us, Why <1302> did ye not then <3767> believe <4100> 
  him? 

  Matthew 28:19 
  19 Go <4198> ye therefore <3767>, and teach <3100> all <3956> nations 
  <1484>, baptizing <907> them in the name <3686> of the Father <3962>, and of 
  the Son <5207>, and of the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>: 

  Mark 1:4 
  4 John <2491> did baptize <907> in the wilderness <2048>, and preach <2784> 
  the baptism <908> of repentance <3341> for the remission <859> of sins 
  <266>. 
  5 And there went <1607> out unto him all <3956> the land <5561> of Judaea 
  <2449> <2453>, and they of Jerusalem <2415>, and were all <3956> baptized 
  <907> of him in the river <4215> of Jordan <2446>, confessing <1843> their 
  sins <266>. 

  Mark 1:8 
  8 I indeed <3303> have baptized <907> you with water <5204>: but he shall 
  baptize <907> you with the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>. 
  9 And it came <1096> to pass in those <1565> days <2250>, that Jesus <2424> 
  came <2064> from Nazareth <3478> of Galilee <1056>, and was baptized <907> 
  of John <2491> in Jordan <2446>. 

  Mark 6:14 
  14 And king <935> Herod <2264> heard <191> of him; (for his name <3686> was 
  spread <5318> abroad <1096>:) and he said <3004>, That John <2491> the 
  Baptist <907> was risen <1453> from the dead <3498>, and therefore <5124> 
  mighty <1411> works do shew <1754> forth <1754> themselves in him. 

  Mark 6:24 
  24 And she went <1831> forth <1831>, and said <2036> unto her mother <3384>, 
  What <5101> shall I ask <154>? And she said <2036>, The head <2776> of John 
  <2491> the Baptist <910>. 
  25 And she came <1525> in straightway <2112> with haste <4710> unto the king 
  <935>, and asked <154>, saying <3004>, I will <2309> that thou give <1325> 
  me by and by in a charger <4094> the head <2776> of John <2491> the Baptist 
  <910>. 

  Mark 7:4 
  And when they come from the market <58>, except <3362> they wash <907>, they 
  eat <2068> not. And many <4183> other <243> things there be, which <3739> 
  they have received <3880> to hold <2902>, as the washing <909> of cups 
  <4221>, and pots <3582>, brasen <5473> vessels, and of tables <2825>. 

  Mark 7:8 
  For laying <863> aside <863> the commandment <1785> of God <2316>, ye hold 
  <2902> the tradition <3862> of men <444>, as the washing <909> of pots 
  <3582> and cups <4221>: and many <4183> other <243> such <5108> like <3946> 
  things ye do <4160>. 

  Mark 8:28 
  28 And they answered <611>, John <2491> the Baptist <910>: but some <243> 
  say, Elias <2243>; and others <243>, One <1520> of the prophets <4396>. 

  Mark 10:38 
  38 But Jesus <2424> said <2036> unto them, Ye know <1492> not what <5101> ye 
  ask <154>: can <1410> ye drink <4095> of the cup <4221> that I drink <4095> 
  of? and be baptized <907> with the baptism <908> that I am baptized <907> 
  with? 
  39 And they said <2036> unto him, We can <1410>. And Jesus <2424> said 
  <2036> unto them, Ye shall indeed <3303> drink <4095> of the cup <4221> that 
  I drink <4095> of; and with the baptism <908> that I am baptized <907> 
  withal shall ye be baptized <907>: 

  Mark 11:30 
  30 The baptism <908> of John <2491>, was it from heaven <3772>, or <2228> of 
  men <444>? answer <611> me. 

  Mark 16:16 
  He that believeth <4100> and is baptized <907> shall be saved <4982>; but he 
  that believeth <569> not shall be damned <2632>. 

  Luke 3:3 
  3 And he came <2064> into <1519> all <3956> the country <4066> about <4066> 
  Jordan <2446>, preaching <2784> the baptism <908> of repentance <3341> for 
  the remission <859> of sins <266>; 

  Luke 3:7 
  7 Then <3767> said <3004> he to the multitude <3793> that came <1607> forth 
  <1607> to be baptized <907> of him, O generation <1081> of vipers <2191>, 
  who <5101> hath warned <5263> you to flee <5343> from the wrath <3709> to 
  come <3195>? 

  Luke 3:12 
  12 Then <1161> came <2064> also <2532> publicans <5057> to be baptized 
  <907>, and said <2036> unto him, Master <1320>, what <5101> shall we do 
  <4160>? 

  Luke 3:16 
  16 John <2491> answered <611>, saying <3004> unto them all <537>, I indeed 
  <3303> baptize <907> you with water <5204>; but one mightier <2478> than 
  <3844> I cometh <2064>, the latchet <2438> of whose <3739> shoes <5266> I am 
  <1510> not worthy <2425> to unloose <3089>: he shall baptize <907> you with 
  the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> and with fire <4442>: 

  Luke 3:21 
  21 Now <1161> when <3588> all <537> the people <2992> were baptized <907>, 
  it came <1096> to pass, that Jesus <2424> also being baptized <907>, and 
  praying <4336>, the heaven <3772> was opened <455>, 

  Luke 7:20 
  20 When the men <435> were come <3854> unto him, they said <2036>, John 
  <2491> Baptist <910> hath sent <649> us unto thee, saying <3004>, Art <1488> 
  thou he that should come <2064>? or <2228> look <4328> we for another <243>? 

  Luke 7:28 
  28 For I say <3004> unto you, Among <1722> those that are born <1084> of 
  women <1135> there is not a greater <3187> prophet <4396> than <3844> John 
  <2491> the Baptist <910>: but he that is least <3398> in the kingdom <932> 
  of God <2316> is greater <3187> than <3844> he. 
  29 And all <3956> the people <2992> that heard <191> him, and the publicans 
  <5057>, justified <1344> God <2316>, being baptized <907> with the baptism 
  <908> of John <2491>. 
  30 But the Pharisees <5330> and lawyers <3544> rejected <114> the counsel 
  <1012> of God <2316> against <1519> themselves <1438>, being not baptized 
  <907> of him. 

  Luke 7:33 
  33 For John <2491> the Baptist <910> came <2064> neither <3383> eating 
  <2068> bread <740> nor <3383> drinking <4095> wine <3631>; and ye say 
  <3004>, He hath <2192> a devil <1140>. 

  Luke 9:19 
  19 They answering <611> said <2036>, John <2491> the Baptist <910>; but some 
  <243> say, Elias <2243>; and others <243> say, that one <5100> of the old 
  <744> prophets <4396> is risen <450> again <450>. 

  Luke 11:38 
  38 And when the Pharisee <5330> saw <1492> it, he marvelled <2296> that he 
  had not first <4412> washed <907> before <4253> dinner <712>. 

  Luke 12:50 
  50 But I have <2192> a baptism <908> to be baptized <907> with; and how 
  <4459> am I straitened <4912> till <2193> it be accomplished <5055>! 

  Luke 20:4 
  4 The baptism <908> of John <2491>, was it from heaven <3772>, or <2228> of 
  men <444>? 

  John 1:25 
  25 And they asked <2065> him, and said <2036> unto him, Why <5101> baptizest 
  <907> thou then <3767>, if <1487> thou be not that Christ <5547>, nor <3777> 
  Elias <2243>, neither that prophet <4396>? 
  26 John <2491> answered <611> them, saying <3004>, I baptize <907> with 
  water <5204>: but there standeth <2476> one among <3319> you, whom <3739> ye 
  know <1492> not; 

  John 1:28 
  28 These <5023> things were done <1096> in Bethabara <962> beyond <4008> 
  Jordan <2446>, where <3699> John <2491> was baptizing <907>. 

  John 1:31 
  31 And I knew <1492> him not: but that he should be made <5319> manifest 
  <5319> to Israel <2474>, therefore <5124> am I come <2064> baptizing <907> 
  with water <5204>. 

  John 1:33 
  33 And I knew <1492> him not: but he that sent <3992> me to baptize <907> 
  with water <5204>, the same <1565> said <2036> unto me, Upon whom <3739> 
  thou shalt see <1492> the Spirit <4151> descending <2597>, and remaining 
  <3306> on <1909> him, the same <3778> is he which baptizeth <907> with the 
  Holy <40> Ghost <4151>. 

  John 3:22 
  22 After <3326> these <5023> things came <2064> Jesus <2424> and his 
  disciples <3101> into <1519> the land <1093> of Judaea <2449> <2453>; and 
  there <1563> he tarried <1304> with them, and baptized <907>. 
  23 And John <2491> also <2532> was baptizing <907> in Aenon <137> near 
  <1451> to Salim <4530>, because <3754> there was much <4183> water <5204> 
  there <1563>: and they came <3854>, and were baptized <907>. 

  John 3:26 
  26 And they came <2064> unto John <2491>, and said <2036> unto him, Rabbi 
  <4461>, he that was with thee beyond <4008> Jordan <2446>, to whom <3739> 
  thou barest <3140> witness <3140>, behold <2396>, the same <3778> baptizeth 
  <907>, and all <3956> men come <2064> to him. 

  John 4:1 
  1 When <5613> therefore <3767> the Lord <2962> knew <1097> how <3754> the 
  Pharisees <5330> had heard <191> that Jesus <2424> made <4160> and baptized 
  <907> more <4119> disciples <3101> than <2228> John <2491>, 
  2 (Though <2544> Jesus <2424> himself <846> baptized <907> not, but his 
  disciples <3101>,) 

  John 10:40 
  40 And went <565> away <565> again <3825> beyond <4008> Jordan <2446> into 
  <1519> the place <5117> where <3699> John <2491> at first <4412> baptized 
  <907>; and there <1563> he abode <3306>. 

  Acts 1:5 
  5 For John <2491> truly <3303> baptized <907> with water <5204>; but ye 
  shall be baptized <907> with the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> not many <4183> days 
  <2250> hence <5025>. 

  Acts 1:22 
  22 Beginning <756> from the baptism <908> of John <2491>, unto that same day 
  <2250> that he was taken <353> up from us, must <1163> one <1520> be 
  ordained <1096> to be a witness <3144> with us of his resurrection <386>. 

  Acts 2:38 
  Then <1161> Peter <4074> said <5346> unto them, Repent <3340>, and be 
  baptized <907> every <1538> one of you in the name <3686> of Jesus <2424> 
  Christ <5547> for the remission <859> of sins <266>, and ye shall receive 
  <2983> the gift <1431> of the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>. 

  Acts 2:41 
  Then <3767> they that gladly <780> received <588> his word <3056> were 
  baptized <907>: and the same <1565> day <2250> there were added <4369> unto 
  them about <5616> three <5153> thousand <5153> souls <5590>. 

  Acts 8:12 
  12 But when <3753> they believed <4100> Philip <5376> preaching <2097> the 
  things concerning <4012> the kingdom <932> of God <2316>, and the name 
  <3686> of Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, they were baptized <907>, both <5037> 
  men <435> and women <1135>. 
  13 Then <1161> Simon <4613> himself <846> believed <4100> also <2532>: and 
  when he was baptized <907>, he continued <4342> with Philip <5376>, and 
  wondered <1839>, beholding <2334> the miracles <1411> and signs <4592> which 
  were done <1096>. 

  Acts 8:16 
  16 (For as yet <3768> he was fallen <1968> upon none <3762> of them: only 
  <3440> they were baptized <907> in the name <3686> of the Lord <2962> Jesus 
  <2424>.) 

  Acts 8:36 
  36 And as they went <4198> on <2596> their way <3598>, they came <2064> unto 
  a certain <5100> water <5204>: and the eunuch <2135> said <5346>, See 
  <2400>, here is water <5204>; what <5101> doth hinder <2967> me to be 
  baptized <907>? 

  Acts 8:38 
  38 And he commanded <2753> the chariot <716> to stand <2476> still <2476>: 
  and they went <2597> down <2597> both <297> into <1519> the water <5204>, 
  both <5037> Philip <5376> and the eunuch <2135>; and he baptized <907> him. 

  Acts 9:18 
  18 And immediately <2112> there fell <634> from his eyes <3788> as it had 
  been scales <3013>: and he received <308> sight <308> forthwith <3916>, and 
  arose <450>, and was baptized <907>. 

  Acts 10:37 
  37 That word <4487>, I say, ye know <1492>, which was published <1096> 
  throughout <2596> all <3650> Judaea <2449>, and began <756> from Galilee 
  <1056>, after <3326> the baptism <908> which <3739> John <2491> preached 
  <2784>; 

  Acts 10:47 
  47 Can <1410> any <5100> man <5100> forbid <2967> water <5204>, that these 
  <5128> should not be baptized <907>, which <3748> have received <2983> the 
  Holy <40> Ghost <4151> as well <2532> as we? 
  48 And he commanded <4367> them to be baptized <907> in the name <3686> of 
  the Lord <2962>.  Then <5119> prayed <2065> they him to tarry <1961> certain 
  <5100> days <2250>. 

  Acts 11:16 
  16 Then <1161> remembered <3415> I the word <4487> of the Lord <2962>, how 
  <5613> that he said <3004>, John <2491> indeed <3303> baptized <907> with 
  water <5204>; but ye shall be baptized <907> with the Holy <40> Ghost 
  <4151>. 

  Acts 13:24 
  24 When John <2491> had first preached <4296> before <4253> his coming 
  <1529> the baptism <908> of repentance <3341> to all <3956> the people 
  <2992> of Israel <2474>. 

  Acts 16:15 
  15 And when <5613> she was baptized <907>, and her household <3624>, she 
  besought <3870> us, saying <3004>, If <1487> ye have judged <2919> me to be 
  faithful <4103> to the Lord <2962>, come <1525> into <1519> my house <3624>, 
  and abide <3306> there.  And she constrained <3849> us. 

  Acts 16:33 
  33 And he took <3880> them the same <1565> hour <5610> of the night <3571>, 
  and washed <3068> their stripes <4127>; and was baptized <907>, he and all 
  <3956> his, straightway <3916>. 

  Acts 18:8 
  8 And Crispus <2921>, the chief <752> ruler <752> of the synagogue <752>, 
  believed <4100> on the Lord <2962> with all <3650> his house <3624>; and 
  many <4183> of the Corinthians <2881> hearing <191> believed <4100>, and 
  were baptized <907>. 

  Acts 18:25 
  25 This <3778> man was instructed <2727> in the way <3598> of the Lord 
  <2962>; and being fervent <2204> in the spirit <4151>, he spake <2980> and 
  taught <1321> diligently <199> the things of the Lord <2962>, knowing <1987> 
  only <3440> the baptism <908> of John <2491>. 

  Acts 19:3 
  3 And he said <2036> unto them, Unto what <5101> then <3767> were ye 
  baptized <907>? And they said <2036>, Unto John's <2491> baptism <908>. 
  4 Then <1161> said <2036> Paul <3972>, John <2491> verily <3303> baptized 
  <907> with the baptism <908> of repentance <3341>, saying <3004> unto the 
  people <2992>, that they should believe <4100> on <1519> him which should 
  come <2064> after <3326> him, that is, on <1519> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>. 
  5 When they heard <191> this, they were baptized <907> in the name <3686> of 
  the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424>. 

  Acts 22:16 
  16 And now <3568> why <5101> tarriest <3195> thou? arise <450>, and be 
  baptized <907>, and wash <628> away <628> thy sins <266>, calling <1941> on 
  <1941> the name <3686> of the Lord <2962>. 

  Romans 6:3 
  3 Know <50> ye not, that so <3745> many <3745> of us as were baptized <907> 
  into <1519> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> were baptized <907> into <1519> his 
  death <2288>? 
  4 Therefore <3767> we are buried <4916> with him by baptism <908> into 
  <1519> death <2288>: that like <5618> as Christ <5547> was raised <1453> up 
  from the dead <3498> by the glory <1391> of the Father <3962>, even so 
  <3779> we also <2532> should walk <4043> in newness <2538> of life <2222>. 

  I Corinthians 1:13 
  13 Is Christ <5547> divided <3307>? was Paul <3972> crucified <4717> for 
  you? or <2228> were ye baptized <907> in the name <3686> of Paul <3972>? 
  14 I thank <2168> God <2316> that I baptized <907> none <3762> of you, but 
  Crispus <2921> and Gaius <1050>; 
  15 Lest <3361> any <3762> should say <2036> that I had baptized <907> in 
  mine <1699> own name <3686>. 
  16 And I baptized <907> also <2532> the household <3624> of Stephanas 
  <4734>: besides <3063>, I know <1492> not whether <1487> I baptized <907> 
  any <1536> other <243>. 
  17 For Christ <5547> sent <649> me not to baptize <907>, but to preach 
  <2097> the gospel <2097>: not with wisdom <4678> of words <3056>, lest 
  <3361> the cross <4716> of Christ <5547> should be made <2758> of none 
  <2758> effect <2758>. 

  I Corinthians 10:2 
  2 And were all <3956> baptized <907> unto Moses <3475> in the cloud <3507> 
  and in the sea <2281>; 

  I Corinthians 12:13 
  13 For by one <1520> Spirit <4151> are we all <3956> baptized <907> into 
  <1519> one <1520> body <4983>, whether <1535> we be Jews <2453> or <1535> 
  Gentiles <1672>, whether <1535> we be bond <1401> or <1535> free <1658>; and 
  have been all <3956> made <4222> to drink <4222> into <1519> one <1520> 
  Spirit <4151>. 

  I Corinthians 15:29 
  29 Else <1893> what <5101> shall they do <4160> which are baptized <907> for 
  the dead <3498>, if <1487> the dead <3498> rise <1453> not at <3654> all 
  <3654>? why <5101> are they then baptized <907> for the dead <3498>? 

  Galatians 3:27 
  27 For as many <3745> of you as have been baptized <907> into <1519> Christ 
  <5547> have put <1746> on <1746> Christ <5547>. 

  Ephesians 4:5 
  5 One <1520> Lord <2962>, one <1520> faith <4102>, one <3391> baptism <908>, 

  Colossians 2:12 
  12 Buried <4916> with him in baptism <908>, wherein <1722> <3739> also 
  <2532> ye are risen <4891> with him through <1223> the faith <4102> of the 
  operation <1753> of God <2316>, who <3588> hath raised <1453> him from the 
  dead <3498>. 

  Hebrews 6:2 
  Of the doctrine <1322> of baptisms <909>, and of laying <1936> on <1936> of 
  hands <5495>, and of resurrection <386> of the dead <3498>, and of eternal 
  <166> judgment <2917>. 

  Hebrews 9:10 
  Which stood only <3440> in meats <1033> and drinks <4188>, and divers <1313> 
  washings <909>, and carnal <4561> ordinances <1345>, imposed <1945> [on 
  them] until <3360> the time <2540> of reformation <1357>. 

  I Peter 3:21 
  The like <499> figure <499> whereunto <3739> even baptism <908> doth also 
  <2532> now <3568> save <4982> us (not the putting <595> away <595> of the 
  filth <4509> of the flesh <4561>, but the answer <1906> of a good <18> 
  conscience <4893> toward <1519> God <2316>,) by the resurrection <386> of 
  Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>: 

  0907 baptizo {bap-tid'-zo} from a derivative of 911; 
  AV  - baptized (61)
      - baptize (9)
      - baptizing (4) Matthew 28:19, John 1:28, 1:31, 3:23
      - baptizeth (2) John 1:33, 3:26
      - Baptist (1) Mark 6:14 
      - baptizest (1) John 1:25
      - wash (1) Mark 7:4
      - washed (1) Luke 11:38 [80]
  1) to dip repeatedly, to immerse, to submerge (of vessels sunk) 
  2) to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with water, 
     to wash one's self, bathe 
  3) to overwhelm

  0908 baptisma {bap'-tis-mah} from 907; 
  AV  - baptism (22)
  1) immersion, submersion
  1b) of John's baptism, ....
      This was valid Christian baptism, as this was the only baptism the 
      apostles received and it is not recorded anywhere that they were ever 
      rebaptised after Pentecost. 
  1c) of baptism; a rite of immersion in water as commanded by Christ, by 
      which one after confessing his sins and professing his faith in Christ, 
      having [already] been born again by the Holy Spirit unto a new life, 
      identifies publicly with the fellowship of Christ and the [local] 
      church.  ....  In Moslem countries a new believer has little trouble 
      with Moslems until he is publicly baptised.  Is then, that the Moslems' 
      know he means business, and then the persecution starts.  

  0909 baptismos {bap-tis-mos'} from 907; 
  AV  - washing (2) Mark 7:4, 8
      - washings (1) Hebrew 9:10
      - baptisms (1) Hebrews 6:2 [4]
  1) a washing, purification effected by means of water of washing prescribed 
     by the Mosaic law (Hebrews 9:10) which seems to mean an exposition of the 
     difference between the washings prescribed by the Mosaic law and baptism. 

  0910 Baptistes {bap-tis-tace'} from 907; 
  AV  - Baptist (13)
      - Baptist's (1) Matthew 14:8 [14]
  1) a baptiser???; one who administers the rite of baptism???  
     The surname of John, the forerunner of Christ.