Pada tanggal 2 Februari, dewan kota menegaskan kembali kewajiban untuk membaptiskan semua bagi dan beberapa orang yang menolak untuk patuh ditangkap dan didenda. Manz dan Blaurock termasuk di antara mereka. Zwingli dan Jud mewawancarai mereka dan banyak perdebatan diadakan di hadapan dewan kota Zürich. Sedangkan, ajaran-ajaran yang baru terus menyebar ke bagian-bagian lain Konfederasi dan sejumlah kota-kota [[Swabia]]. Pada tanggal 6–8 November, perdebatan terakhir mengenai baptisan berlangsung di Grossmünster. Grebel, Manz, dan Blaurock mempertahankan perjuangan mereka di hadapan Zwingli, Jud, dan reformator lainnya. Dalam perdebatan tersebut tidak terjadi pertukaran pandangan yang serius karena masing-masing pihak menolak untuk mengubah pandangan mereka dan perdebatan tersebut merosot menjadi sebuah keributan, masing-masing pihak meneriakkan pelecehan satu sama lain.<ref>{{Harvnb|Potter|1976|pp=183–186}}</ref>
TheDewan kota Zürich councilmemutuskan decidedbahwa thattidak nomemungkinkan compromiseuntuk wasdilakukanmya possiblekompromi. OnPada tanggal 7 MarchMaret 1526 itdewan releasedmengeluarkan themandat notoriousbahwa mandatetidak thatada noorang oneyang shallboleh membaptis ulang orang lain. rebaptiseJika anotherdilakukan, underpelaku theakan penaltydijatuhi ofhukuman deathmati.<ref>{{Harvnb|Potter|1976|p=187}}</ref> Although Zwingli, technically, had nothing to do with the mandate, there is no indication that he disapproved. Felix Manz, who had sworn to leave Zürich and not to baptise any more, had deliberately returned and continued the practice. After he was arrested and tried, he was executed on 5 January 1527 by being drowned in the [[Limmat]]. He was the first Anabaptist martyr; three more were to follow, after which all others either fled or were expelled from Zürich.<ref>{{Harvnb|Potter|1976|pp=186–188}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sharp|first=John|title=The Reformation and the Anabaptists: Steps to Reconciliation, 26 June, 2004, Zurich, Switzerland|publisher=Mennonite Historical Committee|date=July 2004|url=http://www.mcusa-archives.org/events/statements_index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324075102/http://www.mcusa-archives.org/events/statements_index.htm|archive-date=24 March 2012|access-date=23 December 2012}} The descendants of the Zwinglian Reformation, the Reformed Church of Zürich, and the descendants of the Anabaptist movement ([[Amish]], [[Hutterites]], and [[Mennonites]]) held a Reconciliation Conference at the Grossmünster on 26 June 2004. This link includes the conference program, and all statements made at that conference.</ref>
