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The Interpretation of the Epistles of St. Peter, St. John, and St. Jude is unavailable, but you can change that!

Thorough as a student of Greek, R. C. H. Lenski interprets the books of the New Testament with meticulous exegetical research while providing an original, literal translation of the text. With his conservative Lutheran perspective, he is unwavering in his high view of Scriptural authority, probing deeply and passionately—arguing his conclusions masterfully. Beyond exegesis, he provides...

This is one of the passages (Titus 3:5; Mark 16:16) which says directly that baptism “saves,” yea, that the water of baptism saves, certainly not as mere water but as the water of baptism, i. e., connected with the Word (Eph. 5:26), with “the Name of the Father,” etc., (Matt. 28:19). “Which (water) now saves also you.” Peter even explains what baptism is and justifies his statement that its water “saves.” These appositions have the effect of explanatory clauses as if Peter had written: “for it is
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