1 Peter 3:19-20

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19} In that state^(a) He also went and made a proclamation to the spirits^(A) in prison^(b) ^{Tools
20} who in the past were disobedient, when God patiently waited in the days of Noah^(B) while an ark was being prepared. In it a few—that is, eight people^(c)^(C)—were saved through water.

Footnotes:

a. 1 Peter 3:19: Or In whom, or At that time, or In which

b. 1 Peter 3:19: Perhaps fallen supernatural beings or angels; 2Pt 2:4; Jd 6

c. 1 Peter 3:20: Lit souls

Cross references:

A. 1 Peter 3:19: 1 John 4:1

B. 1 Peter 3:20: Genesis 5:29

C. 1 Peter 3:20: Genesis 5:32; Genesis 6:18; Genesis 7:7; Genesis 7:13; Genesis 8:16; Genesis 8:18