1 Peter 3:18-4:6

English Standard Version

¹⁸ For Christ also ^(A)suffered^{[a] (B)}once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, ^(C)that he might bring us to God, being put to death ^(D)in the flesh but made alive ^(E)in the spirit, ¹⁹ in which^[b] he went and ^(F)proclaimed^[c] to the spirits in prison, ²⁰ because^[d] they formerly did not obey, ^(G)when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, ^(H)while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, ^(I)eight persons, were brought safely through water. ²¹ Baptism, which corresponds to this, ^(J)now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but ^(K)as an appeal to God for a good conscience, ^(L)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ²² who has gone into heaven and ^(M)is at the right hand of God, ^(N)with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.

Stewards of God's Grace

4 Since therefore ^(O)Christ suffered in the flesh,^{[e] (P)}arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for ^(Q)whoever has suffered in the flesh ^(R)has ceased from sin, ^2 (S)so as to live for ^(T)the rest of the time in the flesh ^(U)no longer for human passions but ^(V)for the will of God. ³ For the time that is past ^(W)suffices ^(X)for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. ⁴ With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of ^(Y)debauchery, and ^(Z)they malign you; ⁵ but they will give account to him who is ready ^(AA)to judge the living and the dead. ⁶ For this is why ^(AB)the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.