# Where is “Repent and be baptized” in the Bible?

> “Repent and be baptized” is Acts 2:38.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/repent-and-be-baptized
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Peter says it to the crowd in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

## The verse

> Peter replied to them, “Repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
>
> — [Acts 2:38](https://www.lumin.faith/read/acts/2#38) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently.

## What it means there

The crowd had been cut to the heart by his sermon about Jesus and asked what they should do. About 3,000 people were baptized that day (Acts 2:41).

## Common questions

### Where is “Repent and be baptized” in the Bible?

“Repent and be baptized” is Acts 2:38. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. Peter says it to the crowd in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

### Is “Repent and be baptized” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Acts 2:38. In the Lumin Translation, Acts 2:38 reads: “Peter replied to them, “Repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

### Who said “Repent and be baptized”?

Peter says it to the crowd in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

### What does “Repent and be baptized” mean in the Bible?

The crowd had been cut to the heart by his sermon about Jesus and asked what they should do. About 3,000 people were baptized that day (Acts 2:41).

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