John 3:5
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5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (A)unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
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Ezekiel 36:25-27
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25 (A)Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you (B)from all your filthiness and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a (C)new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put My (D)Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.
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Acts 2:38
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38 Then Peter said to them, (A)“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the [a]remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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- Acts 2:38 forgiveness
Ephesians 5:26
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26 that He might [a]sanctify and cleanse her (A)with the washing of water (B)by the word,
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- Ephesians 5:26 set it apart
1 Peter 3:21
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21 (A)There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (B)(not the removal of the filth of the flesh, (C)but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
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1 Corinthians 6:11
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11 And such were (A)some of you. (B)But you were washed, but you were [a]sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
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- 1 Corinthians 6:11 set apart
1 John 5:6-8
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The Certainty of God’s Witness
6 This is He who came (A)by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. (B)And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7 For there are three that bear witness [a]in heaven: the Father, (C)the Word, and the Holy Spirit; (D)and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness on earth: (E)the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.
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- 1 John 5:7 NU, M omit the words from in heaven (v. 7) through on earth (v. 8). Only 4 or 5 very late mss. contain these words in Greek.
Isaiah 44:3-4
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3 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty,
And floods on the dry ground;
I will pour My Spirit on your descendants,
And My blessing on your offspring;
4 They will spring up among the grass
Like willows by the watercourses.’
Matthew 3:11
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11 (A)I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. (B)He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit [a]and fire.
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- Matthew 3:11 M omits and fire
Titus 3:4-7
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4 But when (A)the kindness and the love of (B)God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 (C)not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through (D)the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 (E)whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 that having been justified by His grace (F)we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
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Mark 16:16
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16 (A)He who believes and is baptized will be saved; (B)but he who does not believe will be condemned.
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2 Corinthians 5:17-18
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John 3:3
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3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (A)unless one is born [a]again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
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- John 3:3 Or from above
John 1:13
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13 (A)who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
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1 John 5:1
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Obedience by Faith
5 Whoever believes that (A)Jesus is the Christ is (B)born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.
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Galatians 6:15
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15 For (A)in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation.
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1 Corinthians 2:12
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12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but (A)the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
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Romans 14:17
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17 (A)for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and (B)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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Luke 13:3
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3 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
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1 John 2:29
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29 (A)If you know that He is righteous, you know that (B)everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.
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2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
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Stand Fast
13 But we are [a]bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God (A)from the beginning (B)chose you for salvation (C)through [b]sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, 14 to which He called you by our gospel, for (D)the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 under obligation
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 being set apart by
Matthew 28:19
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19 (A)Go [a]therefore and (B)make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
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- Matthew 28:19 M omits therefore
Matthew 18:3
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3 and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, (A)unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Ephesians 2:4-10
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4 But God, (A)who is rich in mercy, because of His (B)great love with which He loved us, 5 (C)even when we were dead in trespasses, (D)made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together (E)in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in (F)His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 (G)For by grace you have been saved (H)through faith, and that not of yourselves; (I)it is the gift of God, 9 not of (J)works, lest anyone should (K)boast. 10 For we are (L)His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
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