Holy Baptism
Q54. Where is this written?
St. Paul writes in Romans, chapter six: "We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life."
Scripture Proofs — King James Version
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Romans 6:4
“Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”
Read Luther’s expanded teaching
From the Large Catechism (1529)