1 Peter 3:21

21Corresponding to that [rescue through the flood], baptism [which is an expression of a believer’s new life in Christ] now 3:21 Baptism is a public representation of that which actually saves the believer—one’s personal faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus the Messiah.saves you, not by removing dirt from the body, but by an appeal to God for a good (clear) conscience, [demonstrating what you believe to be yours] through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,