Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

For I will give water to the thirsty that walk in a dry land; I will put My Spirit upon your seed, and My blessings upon your children;

and they shall spring up as grass between brooks, and as willows on [the banks of] running water.

and I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be purged from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols, and I will cleanse you.

And I will put My Spirit in you, and will cause you to walk in My ordinances, and to keep My judgments, and do [them].

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. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit,

He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that does not believe shall be condemned.

Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

in order that He might sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing of water by the word,

But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,

whom He poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

which [as] an antitype, baptism now also saves us-(not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but an appeal to God [for] a good conscience), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

This is He who came through water and blood--Jesus Christ, not only by the water, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is He who witnesses, because the Spirit is the truth.

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who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and of death.

Now we did not receive the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, in order that we might know the things granted to us by God;

And such were some of you! But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.

Everyone that believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone that loves Him that begot also loves him that is begotten of Him.

This is He who came through water and blood--Jesus Christ, not only by the water, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is He who witnesses, because the Spirit is the truth.

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For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

and said, "Assuredly I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you shall by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

Go [therefore] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Not at all, I tell you; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.

Not at all, I tell you; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish."

Strive to enter through the narrow gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Repent therefore and turn back, that your sins may be wiped away, in order that seasons of relaxation may come from the presence of the Lord,

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, all things have become new.

And all things are of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and who gave to us the ministry of this reconciliation,

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but a new creation.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

and raised us up together, and seated us together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus,

For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; [it is] the gift of God,

For we are His handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

But we are obligated to give thanks to God always for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,

to which He called you through our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.