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Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan
to be baptized by him.
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| Matthew 3:13 |
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Jesus draws near,
he comes to bury sinful humanity in the waters,
he who is spirit and flesh comes to begin a new creation
through the Spirit and water.
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St. Gregory Nazianzus, 4th century
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The temple of God, which you are,
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| 1 Corinthians3:17 |
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We should rejoice
that we have become the temple of God by our baptism.
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St. Bede the Venerable, 8th century
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The one who believes
and is baptized will be saved. |
| Jesus; Mark 16:16 |
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Mighty is the water in the seas,
yet it is too weak for atonement;
the water of Baptism alone is able to atone.
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St. Ephraem, 4th century
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Jesus came from Galilee
to John at the Jordan, to be baptized. |
| Matthew 3:13 |
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The Lord was baptized not so that the waters would cleanse him
but so that he could cleanse them, purifying them by his sinless flesh
to assume the power of baptism.
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St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century
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