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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: EdB, I agree with your last point. It also appears, following your observation, that Paul is driving towards a larger point to the "Judaizers", i.e. that Abraham's is not a lineage based on flesh but on faith, and that our real lineage is from Adam, from whom we all, Jews and Gentiles alike, inherit the original sin which separates us from the family of God. In other words, "Hey, Judaizers, you brag on Abraham like you got it made in the shade. Well, I'm here to warn you, Abraham is spiritual father of the faithful only; It's Adam you should really worry about, because he's the father of us all." Colin |