Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.

Now these things, brothers, I have figuratively applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, in order that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up on behalf of one against the other.

For Christ did not enter into [the] holies made by hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf;

considering that even from the dead, God [was] able to raise [him up], from which he also received him in a figurative sense.

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,

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.

And now, what are you going to do? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'

Or do you not know that as many [of us] as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?

For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall be [in the likeness] of [His] resurrection;

For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free--and we were all given to drink into one Spirit.

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

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

having been buried together with Him in baptism, in which also you were raised together through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

that having been justified by His grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

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 give you a new heart, and will put a new spirit in you: and I will take away the heart of stone out of your flesh, and will give you a heart of flesh.

In that day every place shall be opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for removal and for separation.

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

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that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and you believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.

For with the heart one believes [resulting in] righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses, [resulting in] salvation.

For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that we have conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and especially toward you.

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called and have confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,