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Συνταφέντες αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ βαπτίσματι, ἐν ᾧ καὶ συνηγέρθητε διὰ τῆς πίστεως τῆς ἐνεργείας τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ἐγείραντος αὐτὸν ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν (Colossians 2:12)

Having been buried together with him in baptism, in which also you were raised together through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

Colossians 2:12 beautifully captures the believer’s deep identification with Christ in death and resurrection. The Greek structure intertwines burial, resurrection, faith, and divine power into a seamless theological statement. It is one of the clearest expressions of baptism’s symbolic and spiritual significance in the New Testament. This verse expresses union with Christ in both death and resurrection.… Learn Koine Greek