[NYer]

Water baptism is a picture symbolizing the death, burial and resurrection of the believer to new life in Christ.

What about this?

Jn 3:5

Jesus answered (Nicodemus), "Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit."

[drstevej]

***Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water [physical birth] and Spirit. [spiritual birth]" ***