Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born (A)of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

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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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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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when they see your (A)respectful and pure conduct.

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40 But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 And he said, “Jesus, remember me (A)when you come into your kingdom.” 43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in (B)paradise.”

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17 For (A)it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.

18 For Christ also (B)suffered[a] (C)once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, (D)that he might bring us to God, being put to death (E)in the flesh but made alive (F)in the spirit, 19 in which[b] he went and (G)proclaimed[c] to the spirits in prison, 20 because[d] they formerly did not obey, (H)when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, (I)while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, (J)eight persons, were brought safely through water. 21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, (K)now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but (L)as an appeal to God for a good conscience, (M)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and (N)is at the right hand of God, (O)with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:18 Some manuscripts died
  2. 1 Peter 3:19 Or the Spirit, in whom
  3. 1 Peter 3:19 Or preached
  4. 1 Peter 3:20 Or when

The Baptism of Jesus

13 (A)Then Jesus came (B)from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 (C)John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 28:19 Or into

The Philippian Jailer Converted

25 (A)About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, 26 and suddenly (B)there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately (C)all the doors were opened, and (D)everyone's bonds were unfastened. 27 When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and (E)was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” 29 And the jailer[a] called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he (F)fell down before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, (G)what must I do to be (H)saved?” 31 And they said, (I)“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you (J)and your household.” 32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them (K)the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he (L)was baptized at once, he and all his family. 34 Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he (M)rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 16:29 Greek he

Dead to Sin, Alive to God

What shall we say then? (A)Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can (B)we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us (C)who have been baptized (D)into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were (E)buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as (F)Christ was raised from the dead by (G)the glory of the Father, we too might walk in (H)newness of life.

For (I)if we have been united with him in (J)a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that (K)our old self[a] (L)was crucified with him in order that (M)the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For (N)one who has died (O)has been set free[b] from sin.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 6:6 Greek man
  2. Romans 6:7 Greek has been justified

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