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Titus 3:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Titus 3:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 But when the goodness and loving kindness
of God our Savior appeared,
5 [a]not because of any righteous deeds on our part
but because of his mercy,
he saved us through the bath of rebirth
and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
6 whom he lavished on us abundantly
through Jesus Christ our Savior,
Footnotes
- Titus 3:5 The effects of Baptism are delineated: rebirth, forgiveness of sins by Christ, reception of the Holy Spirit, and the right to eternal life (of which the indwelling Spirit is a pledge—see 2 Cor 1:22).