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Water baptism at the time this was said was used by Jews to convert gentiles to Judaism. God used it as a picture to symbolize the restoration of His life, lost in Adam, to those He would indwell when a person accepted Jesus Christ and was born again; the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I don't believe it has anything to do with assisting candidates in a ceremony. But, we can disagree without being disagreeable. Be blessed.
For clarity, full immersion in a mikvah is still part of a Orthodox (and usually other) conversion, not just in the 1st century. And use of a mikvah is an integral part in the life of an Orthodox and 1st century Jewish person. Most Orthodox synagogues have one still, and many devout believers have one at home if they can afford it.
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