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NASB | John 3:5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:5 Jesus answered, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot [ever] enter the kingdom of God. [Ezek 36:25-27] |
Bible Question: If, has been suggested, that the reference to "water" in this verse means baptism. Do we have any other passages in scripture where the word "water" by itself means baptism? |
Bible Answer: The expression 'forbid water' means 'forbid baptism'. So by itself WATER here means baptism. The clause (a complete grammatical unit) contains a complete reference to baptism, not reliant on the remainder of the verse, which thankfully defines WATER as baptism. I'll glad the verse contains proof that 'forbid water' means 'forbid baptism.' Otherwise, some hack might say that it was referring to forbidding a glass of water to a man whose throat was too dry to say the 'sinners prayer.' Dalcent |