John 3:5
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5 Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.(A)
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Ezekiel 36:25-27
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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) 27 I will put my spirit within you and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances.(C)
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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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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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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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- 3.21 Or a pledge to God from
1 John 5:6-8
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Testimony concerning the Son of God
6 This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth.(A) 7 There are three that testify:[a](B) 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three agree.
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There are three that testify in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth:
1 Corinthians 6:11
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11 And this is what some of you used to be. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ[a] and in the Spirit of our God.(A)
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- 6.11 Other ancient authorities lack Christ
Isaiah 44:3-4
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3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour my spirit upon your descendants
and my blessing on your offspring.(A)
4 They shall spring up like a green tamarisk,[a]
like willows by flowing streams.
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- 44.4 Q ms: MT in the midst of grass
Matthew 3:11
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11 “I baptize you with[a] water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I, and I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit and fire.(A)
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Titus 3:4-7
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4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,(A) 5 he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water[a] of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.(B) 6 This Spirit he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.(C)
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- 3.5 Gk washing
John 3:3
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3 Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.”[a](A)
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- 3.3 Or born anew
2 Corinthians 5:17-18
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17 So if anyone is in Christ, there[a] is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being![b](A) 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation;(B)
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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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1 John 5:1
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Faith Conquers the World
5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ[a] has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child.(A)
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- 5.1 Or the Messiah
1 Corinthians 2:12
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12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God.
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John 1:13
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13 who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God.(A)
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1 John 2:29
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Children of God
29 If you perceive that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who does right has been born of him.(A)
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Galatians 6:15
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15 For[a] neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything, but a new creation is everything!(A)
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Romans 14:17
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17 For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.(A)
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Matthew 28:19
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19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit(A)
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Matthew 18:3
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3 and said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.(A)
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Acts 3:19
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19 Repent, therefore, and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out,
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Luke 13:3
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3 No, I tell you, but unless you repent you will all perish as they did.
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1 Peter 1:2
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2 who have been chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood:
May grace and peace be yours in abundance.(A)
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2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
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Chosen for Salvation
13 But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits[a] for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.(A) 14 For this purpose he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.(B)
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- 2.13 Other ancient authorities read from the beginning
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