Verse 12 Buried with him in baptism; that is, by baptism, or rather by the union with Christ of which baptism is the symbol, they died to sin, and were, as it were, buried with Christ, thenceforth to rise to a new spiritual life in him. That this is the meaning is shown by the corresponding passage in Romans 6:3-15, where the idea is more fully and distinctly expressed.--Faith of the operation; faith in the power.