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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: Hi, Colin... Foxe is quoting Hegesippus. Although we don't have a lot of Hegesippus' original works, we do have the following: "The brethren then, when the prison was opened, prayed Peter to go thence, and he would not, but at the last he being overcome by their prayers went away. And when he came to the gate, as, Leo witnesseth, which is called Sancta Maria ad passus, he met Jesu Christ coming against him, and Peter said to him: Lord, whither goest thou? And he said to him: I go to Rome for to be crucified again, and Peter demanded him: Lord, shalt thou be crucified again, And he said: Yea, and Peter said then: Lord, I shall return again then for to be crucified with thee. This said, our Lord ascended into heaven, Peter beholding it, which wept sore. And when Peter understood that our Lord had said to him of his passion, he returned, and when he came to his brethren, he told to them what our Lord had said." Now, anything that is extra-biblical should be taken with a grain of salt. That written, if we assume that Higesippus' tale is accurate -- and it cannot be verified nor do we have any other word than his -- look closely at the account. The vision of Christ did not say that Christ *needed* to be crucified a second time. The vision was not -- strictly speaking -- stating anything of a doctrinal nature. In fact, Peter understood it to mean that he needed to return to his jailers rather than flee from the persecution that he faced. As to whether Peter was ever actually in Rome or not, I cannot comment with any conviction. Frankly, I have not studied the question. Off the top of my head, I'd tend to take Hegesippus' word for it. After all, this story sounds "Peter-like." If you know of evidence to the contrary, I would be interested in hearing about it. In Him, Doc |