3aBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who baccording to His great mercy chas caused us to be born again to da living hope through the eresurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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1 Corinthians 15:20, 1 Peter 3:21
1 Corinthians 15
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But now Christ ahas been raised from the dead, the bfirst fruits of those who care asleep.
1 Peter 3
21aCorresponding to that, baptism now saves you--bnot the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a cgood conscience--through dthe resurrection of Jesus Christ,