1 Peter 3:21
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21 And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for[a] a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(A)
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Mark 16:16
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16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned.
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Galatians 3:27
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27 As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.(A)
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Acts 2:38
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38 Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(A)
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Ezekiel 36:25-26
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25 I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you.(A) 26 A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you, and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.(B)
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Acts 22:16
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16 And now why do you delay? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.’(A)
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1 Peter 1:3
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A Living Hope
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead(A)
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Ephesians 5:26
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26 in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word,
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Romans 10:9-10
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9 because[a] if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe[b] in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.(A) 10 For one believes[c] with the heart, leading to righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, leading to salvation.
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