21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, unow saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but vas an appeal to God for a good conscience, wthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
13 Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And tseeing signs and ugreat miracles1 performed, vhe was amazed.
23 For I see that you are in ithe gall1 of bitterness and in jthe bond of iniquity.”
Saul Ravages the Church
1 And bSaul capproved of his execution.
And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and dthey were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
6 kI planted, lApollos watered, mbut God gave the growth. 7 So nneither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
Divisions in the Church
1 But I, brothers,1 could not address you as aspiritual people, but as bpeople of the flesh, as cinfants in Christ.
13 For kin one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—lJews or Greeks, slaves1 or free—and mall were made to drink of one Spirit.