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Col 2:12. Βαπτίσματι, in baptism) As death is before the resurrection, so in this third or middle term of the comparison, baptism naturally precedes matured (full-grown) faith.-ἐν ᾧ, in which) An Anaphora [the frequent repetition of the same words in the beginnings], comp. Col 2:11.-διὰ τῆς πίστεως τῆς ἐνεργείας τοῦ Θεοῦ) A remarkable expression: faith is of Divine operation, and Divine working is in believers; Eph 1:19; Eph 2:8; 1Th 2:13.