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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] |
Subject: Verses where water alone means baptism? |
Bible Note: You may be right, brother Ed -- but that is circulus in probando. If the early church father's saw the word water in John 3:5 as meaning Christian baptism, then *why* did they see it that way? By what reasoning did they draw this conclusion? These are the questions in which I am interested. Regarding the Ethiopian, his statement in Acts 8:36b is "See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?" Again, there is a clear connection between water and baptism. Thus, it is not of the same construction as John 3:5. |