1 John 5:8 appears in no manuscriptus unjtil the 15 the century.
Yes believers need to be bapptized, not to be saved, but to be obedient.
But JOhn 3 , Jesus is talking natural and spiritual birth. Beinb born of water was a euphemism of most cultures for natural birth- Hence we get the phrae "my water broke".
Jesus even explaihed it in the next verse! born of the flesh (water) is flesh. Born of the spirit is spirit. One had to be born AGAIN-the second time of the spirit!
OK, so If you cant refute, then deny its existence?
Also, you have not addressed the other scripture I gave you...
Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved
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