KJV King James Version
Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Peter 3:22
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
WEB World English Bible
who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.
ASV American Standard Version
who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
who is at the right hand of God, having gone on to heaven—messengers, and authorities, and powers, having been subjected to him.
Surrounding context — 1 Peter 3
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.
ὅςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐστινG1510 · eimito beἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongδεξιᾷG1188 · dexiosrightθεοῦG2316 · theosGodπορευθεὶςG4198 · poreuōto travelεἰςG1519 · eistowardοὐρανόν,G3772 · ouranosheavenὑποταγέντωνG5293 · hupotassōto subjectαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heἀγγέλωνG32 · angelosangelκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐξουσιῶνG1849 · exousiaauthorityκαὶG2532 · kaiandδυνάμεων.¶G1411 · dunamispower
Cross-references
Hebrews 9:24For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, [which are] the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:Hebrews 12:2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.Hebrews 10:12But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;Ephesians 1:20-21Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places],Mark 16:19So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.Romans 8:34Who [is] he that condemneth? [It is] Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.Hebrews 8:1Now of the things which we have spoken [this is] the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;Hebrews 6:20Whither the forerunner is for us entered, [even] Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.Romans 8:38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,Colossians 3:1If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.Psalm 110:1A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.Matthew 22:44The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?Mark 12:36For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.Acts 2:34-36For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,Acts 1:11Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.Hebrews 1:13But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?1 Corinthians 15:24Then [cometh] the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.Hebrews 1:3Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
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