Therefore, baptism is a public expression of a private dedication that you have already made in prayer to Jehovah.
إِنَّ ٱلِٱنْتِذَارَ هُوَ صَلَاةٌ تَعِدُ فِيهَا يَهْوَهَ أَنْ تَخْدُمَهُ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ .‏