Christ’s Resurrection Guarantees Ours

20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits(A) of those who have fallen asleep.

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20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead,(A) the firstfruits(B) of those who have fallen asleep.(C)

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21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you (not the removal of the filth of the flesh,(A) but the pledge[a] of a good conscience toward God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:21 Or the appeal

21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you(A) also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience(B) toward God.[a] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:21 Or but an appeal to God for a clear conscience