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1 Peter 3:20-21
King James Version
1 Peter 3:20-21
King James Version
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
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1 Peter 3:20-21
New International Version
1 Peter 3:20-21
New International Version
20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently(A) in the days of Noah while the ark was being built.(B) In it only a few people, eight in all,(C) were saved(D) through water, 21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you(E) also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience(F) toward God.[a] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(G)
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- 1 Peter 3:21 Or but an appeal to God for a clear conscience
1 Peter 3:20-21
English Standard Version
1 Peter 3:20-21
English Standard Version
20 because[a] they formerly did not obey, (A)when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, (B)while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, (C)eight persons, were brought safely through water. 21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, (D)now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but (E)as an appeal to God for a good conscience, (F)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
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- 1 Peter 3:20 Or when
1 Peter 3:20-21
Christian Standard Bible
1 Peter 3:20-21
Christian Standard Bible
20 who in the past were disobedient, when God patiently waited in the days of Noah(A) while the ark was being prepared. In it a few—that is, eight people[a](B)—were saved through water. 21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you (not as the removal of dirt from the body,(C) but the pledge[b] of a good conscience toward God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(D)
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1 Peter 3:20-21
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Peter 3:20-21
New American Standard Bible 1995
20 who once were disobedient, when the (A)patience of God (B)kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of (C)the ark, in which a few, that is, (D)eight (E)persons, were brought safely through the [a]water. 21 (F)Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—(G)not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God [b]for a (H)good conscience—through (I)the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
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- 1 Peter 3:20 I.e. the great flood
- 1 Peter 3:21 Or from
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