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having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
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A Burial and a Rising
Commentators explain that baptism is a powerful picture of the Christian's spiritual reality. Being submerged in water symbolizes being "buried with Christ," signifying death to sin and the old way of life. Coming up from the water represents being "raised with Christ" to a new, resurrected life in Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Buried with him in baptism. ()
In which also. In which ordinance, or by virtue of that which is signified by the ordinance…
Having been buried with him in baptism (συνταφεντες αυτω εν τω βαπτισματ). Second aorist passive participle of συνθαπτω, old word,…
19th Century
Anglican
Buried with him in baptism . . .—It is very interesting to compare this passage with Romans 6:4, Therefore we are buried with …
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Baptist
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Paul gives a further explanation of spiritual circumcision: Christian baptism is the outward counterpart to that experience and as such is the mean…
16th Century
Protestant
Buried with him, in baptism. He explains still more clearly the manner of spiritual circumcision — because, being buried with Christ
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Buried with him in baptism The apostle goes on to observe how complete and perfect the saints are in Christ; that th…
There is a philosophy that rightly exercises our reasonable faculties: a study of the works of God, which leads us to the knowledge of God and conf…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, Paul warned the faithful against the deceptions of worldly philosophers; here he instructs and warns them against those heretics who wanted …
