³⁶ And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism?

⁴⁷ Will any man say that these may not have baptism who have been given the Holy Spirit as we have?

²⁵ And I will put clean water on you so that you may be clean: from all your unclean ways and from all your images I will make you clean.

⁵ Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.

²³ Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.

⁵ Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit,

⁶ Which he gave us freely through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

⁶ This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood.