Thereforewe have been buriedwith Him throughbaptisminto death,sothat as Christwas raisedfrom the deadthroughthe gloryof the Father,sowe toomight walkin newnessof life.
Jesussaid to her, "Did I not sayto you that ifyou believe,you will seethe gloryof God?"
Thisbeginningof [His] signsJesusdidin Canaof Galilee,and manifestedHis glory,and His disciplesbelievedin Him.
"But Godraised Him up again,putting an endto the agonyof death,sinceit was impossiblefor Him to be heldin its power.
"ThisJesusGodraised up again,to whichwe are allwitnesses.
I am speakingin human termsbecauseof the weaknessof your flesh.For justas you presentedyour membersas slavesto impurityand to lawlessness,resultingin [further] lawlessness,sonowpresentyour membersas slavesto righteousness,resultingin sanctification.
Ordo you not knowthat all of us whohave been baptizedinto ChristJesushave been baptizedinto His death?
Nowifwe have diedwith Christ,we believethat we shall alsolivewith Him,
knowingthat Christ,having been raisedfrom the dead,is neverto dieagain;deathno longeris master overHim.
But nowwe have been releasedfrom the Law,having diedto that by whichwe were bound,sothat we servein newnessof the Spiritand not in oldnessof the letter.
But ifthe Spiritof Him who raisedJesusfrom the deaddwellsin you, He who raisedChristJesusfrom the deadwill alsogive lifeto your mortalbodiesthroughHis Spiritwho dwellsin you.
NowGodhas not onlyraisedthe Lord,but will alsoraiseus up throughHis power.
For indeedHe was crucifiedbecauseof weakness,yetHe livesbecauseof the powerof God.For we alsoare weakin Him, yetwe will livewith Him becauseof the powerof God[directed] towardyou.
Thereforeifanyoneis in Christ,[he is] a newcreature;the old thingspassed away;behold,new thingshave come.
SothisI say,and affirmtogetherwith the Lord,that you walkno longerjustas the Gentilesalsowalk,in the futilityof their mind,
for you were formerlydarkness,but nowyou are Lightin the Lord;walkas childrenof Light
and have puton the new selfwho is being renewedto a true knowledgeaccordingto the imageof the One who createdhim--
Masters,grantto your slavesjusticeand fairness,knowingthat you toohavea Masterin heaven.
Correspondingto that, baptismnowsavesyou-- not the removalof dirtfrom the flesh,but an appealto Godfor a goodconscience--throughthe resurrectionof JesusChrist,
the one who sayshe abidesin Him oughthimselfto walkin the same manneras He walked.
