In whose name was Jesus baptized?
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In whose name was Jesus baptized?
The baptism of John was for repentance. This was not as much an immersion in the name of a person but a public declaration of sorrow for sin and the change of thinking associated with repentance.
Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Mark 1:4-5 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
Luk3 3:3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
John understood that Jesus, having no sin, did not need baptism for repentance.
Matthew 3:14-15 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
There was a tradition of "baptism" for the inauguration of a priestly career.
Leviticus 8:6 And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
The idea that Jesus was being baptized for a type of priestly work can be given some support considering his age.
Numbers 4:35 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:
Luke 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
It may be that the baptism of Jesus was diverted into a priestly baptism or it may be that it was diverted into a special declaration by God of the ministry of his son.
Luke 3:22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
It does not appear that Jesus was baptized for the remission of sins or into anyone's name.
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Before answering the question of "in whose name was Jesus baptized," we must first understand what it means to baptize in the name of someone, or even what it means to do anything in the name of anyone else.
Doing something in the name of someone (or something) else means to act with the authority of the person whose name is invoked (the OED gives "by the authority of" as one of the meanings of "in the name of"). "I baptize you in the name of the Jesus" means "I have authority from the Jesus and I represent Him in baptizing you. I declare it valid with His authority which means He declares it valid."
The same goes for doing things in the name of God, or as more mundane examples, doing things in the name of your employer, your country, the law, your father, etc. "Stop in the name of the law!"—the law has authority, not the person citing the law.
Many Christian religions practice doing things in the name of Jesus, such as praying in the name of Jesus, performing ordinances in the name of Jesus, and even working miracles in the name of Jesus. This essentially means they are acting under the authority of Jesus—they do things that He authorizes, and therefore act in His name.
When Jesus was baptized, his baptism was authorized and commissioned by Himself. John the Baptist acted under the direction and authority of Jesus in person (as Jesus commanded John to baptize Him; see Matthew 3:13–15). Therefore the baptism of Jesus was performed under the authority of, or in the name of, Jesus.
Some may say Jesus was acting under the direction of the Father at this time, which is correct. John then can accurately be said to have baptized Jesus in the name of (or under the authority of) the Father as well.
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Scripture doesn't say.
However, what does it mean to "baptize in someone's name"? It means baptizing, having the authority of that person to do so. If we baptize in the name of Jesus, it is as though Jesus had baptized.
John the baptist was son of a priest, so it is safe to assume that he had priestly authority from God to baptize. Thus he baptized in God's name (no matter what he said when he did it).
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