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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: To me there is only two things water could mean here. One natural birth, in the womb we are surrounded by water and at birth that water breaks or gushes forth. The other is baptism. To me this verse has double meaningJesus is using a play on words In one sense you must me born twice. Once naturally and the second spiritually. The other meaning is that a believer must be born of Water Baptism and of the Spirit, infilling of the Holy Spirit. Now we can allegorical, metaphorical, figurative and try to reason it to mean Jesus was talking about washing ones self in the word or trying to explain it as Jesus was talking about action of the Holy Spirit. Or even that Jesus was talking of the repentance or work of John the Baptist. However I was always taught to take the obvious unless it is equally obvious the passage was not to be taken literally. However I will let you guys argue it out. As for me it is settled. EdB |