⁴ But then God, our Saviour, showed clearly that he is very kind. He showed that he loves all people. ⁵ God did not save us because of any good things that we ourselves had done. He saved us because he chose to forgive us. God has washed us so that we are clean inside. We have been born again, so that we live a new life. God's Holy Spirit has done this for us. ⁶ Jesus Christ died as a sacrifice to save us. So now God has poured his Holy Spirit into us, to fill us.