KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Peter 3:20
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
WEB World English Bible
who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
ASV American Standard Version
that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
who sometime disbelieved, when once the long-suffering of God did wait, in days of Noah—an ark being preparing—in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water;
Surrounding context — 1 Peter 3
17 For [it is] better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
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:
22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀπειθήσασίνG544 · apeitheōto disobeyποτε,G4218 · poteonce/whenὅτεG3753 · hotewhenἀπεξεδέχετοG553 · apekdechomaito expectἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodμακροθυμίαG3115 · makrothumiapatienceἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἡμέραιςG2250 · hēmeradayΝῶεG3575 · NōeNoahκατασκευαζομένηςG2680 · kataskeuazōto prepareκιβωτοῦ,G2787 · kibōtosark: covenantεἰςG1519 · eistowardἣνG3739 · hos, hēwhichὀλίγοι,G3641 · oligoslittle/fewτοῦτ᾽G3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἔστινG1510 · eimito beὀκτὼG3638 · oktōeightψυχαί,G5590 · psuchēsoulδιεσώθησανG1295 · diasōzōto saveδι᾽G1223 · diathrough/because ofὕδατος·G5204 · hudōr, hudatoswater
Cross-references
Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.2 Peter 2:5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth [person], a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;Genesis 6:3And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.Genesis 6:5And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually.Genesis 8:18And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:Genesis 6:13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.Romans 2:4-5Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?Genesis 7:13In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;Matthew 24:37-39But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.Genesis 7:17-23And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.Matthew 7:14Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.Luke 13:24-25Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.Luke 12:32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.Genesis 8:1And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that [was] with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;2 Peter 3:15And account [that] the longsuffering of our Lord [is] salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;Romans 9:22[What] if God, willing to shew [his] wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:Isaiah 30:18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of judgment: blessed [are] all they that wait for him.Luke 17:26-30And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
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