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Were baptized into Christ (ebaptisthēmen eis Christon). First aorist passive indicative of baptizō. Better, “were baptized unto Christ or in Christ.” The translation “into” makes Paul say that the union with Christ was brought to pass by means of baptism, which is not his idea, for Paul was not a sacramentarian. Eis is at bottom the same word as en. Baptism is the public proclamation of one’s inward spiritual relation to Christ attained before the baptism. See note on Gal 3:27 where it is like putting on an outward garment or uniform.
Into his death (eis ton thanaton autou). So here “unto his death,” “in relation to his death,” which relation Paul proceeds to explain by the symbolism of the ordinance.