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But when the goodness and loving kindness
    of God our Savior appeared,
[a]not because of any righteous deeds on our part
    but because of his mercy,
he saved us through the bath of rebirth
    and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
whom he lavished on us abundantly
    through Jesus Christ our Savior,

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Footnotes

  1. Titus 3:5 The effects of Baptism are delineated: rebirth, forgiveness of sins by Christ, reception of the Holy Spirit, and the right to eternal life (of which the indwelling Spirit is a pledge—see 2 Cor 1:22).