John 3:3-5

3Jesus answered him, Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is aborn bagain
Or from above; the Greek is purposely ambiguous and can mean both  again and from above; also verse 7
he cannot dsee the kingdom of God.”
4Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” 5Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born eof water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 6:11

11And fsuch were some of you. But gyou were washed, hyou were sanctified, iyou were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Ephesians 5:26

26that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by jthe washing of water kwith the word,

1 Peter 3:21

21Baptism, which corresponds to this, lnow saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but mas an appeal to God for a good conscience, nthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
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