The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
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4 additional translationswhich also after a true likeness doth now save you, even baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;
And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
also to which an antitype doth now save us--baptism, (not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the question of a good conscience in regard to God,) through the rising again of Jesus Christ,
which figure also now saves you, [even] baptism, not a putting away of [the] filth of flesh, but [the] demand as beforeGod of a good conscience, by [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ,
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New Testament1 Peter — Peter to scattered exiles across Asia Minor — five chapters on suffering and a living hope. A royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people.
- Author
- The apostle Peter (1:1); Silvanus assisted (5:12)
- Date
- Early 60s AD, likely from ‘Babylon’ (Rome, 5:13)