21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, (A)now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but (B)as an appeal to God for a good conscience, (C)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

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21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you(A) also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience(B) toward God.[a] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(C)

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  1. 1 Peter 3:21 Or but an appeal to God for a clear conscience

16 (A)Whoever believes and is (B)baptized (C)will be saved, but (D)whoever (E)does not believe will be condemned.

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16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.(A)

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38 And Peter said to them, (A)“Repent and (B)be baptized every one of you (C)in the name of Jesus Christ (D)for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive (E)the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized,(A) every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.(B) And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(C)

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25 (A)I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from (B)all your uncleannesses, and (C)from all your idols (D)I will cleanse you. 26 And I will give you (E)a new heart, and (F)a new spirit I will put within you. (G)And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

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25 I will sprinkle(A) clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse(B) you from all your impurities(C) and from all your idols.(D) 26 I will give you a new heart(E) and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone(F) and give you a heart of flesh.(G)

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27 For as many of you as (A)were baptized (B)into Christ have (C)put on Christ.

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27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ(A) have clothed yourselves with Christ.(B)

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16 And now why do you wait? (A)Rise and be baptized and (B)wash away your sins, (C)calling on his name.’

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16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized(A) and wash your sins away,(B) calling on his name.’(C)

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26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by (A)the washing of water (B)with the word,

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26 to make her holy,(A) cleansing[a] her by the washing(B) with water through the word,

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  1. Ephesians 5:26 Or having cleansed

Born Again to a Living Hope

(A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! (B)According to his great mercy, (C)he has caused us to be born again to a living hope (D)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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Praise to God for a Living Hope

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!(A) In his great mercy(B) he has given us new birth(C) into a living hope(D) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,(E)

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because, if (A)you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and (B)believe in your heart (C)that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

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If you declare(A) with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,”(B) and believe(C) in your heart that God raised him from the dead,(D) you will be saved.(E) 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

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13 For (A)in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—(B)Jews or Greeks, slaves[a] or free—and (C)all were made to drink of one Spirit.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 12:13 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface

13 For we were all baptized(A) by[a] one Spirit(B) so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free(C)—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.(D)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 12:13 Or with; or in

12 (A)having been buried with him in baptism, in which (B)you were also raised with him through faith in (C)the powerful working of God, (D)who raised him from the dead.

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12 having been buried with him in baptism,(A) in which you were also raised with him(B) through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.(C)

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19 (A)Go therefore and (B)make disciples of (C)all nations, (D)baptizing them (E)in[a] (F)the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

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  1. Matthew 28:19 Or into

19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,(A) baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,(B)

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24 For Christ has entered, not into holy places (A)made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God (B)on our behalf.

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24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one;(A) he entered heaven itself,(B) now to appear for us in God’s presence.(C)

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