1 Peter
King James Version (KJV)
1 Peter 3:19
“By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;”
King James Version (KJV)
1 Peter 3:19 Context
16Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. 17For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. 18For 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: 19By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 20Which 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. 21The 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: 22Who 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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Other Translations
By which also he went and preached vnto the spirits in prison,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits {now} in prison,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison,
- American Standard Version (1901)
By whom he went to the spirits in prison, preaching to those
- Basic English Bible
in which also going he preached to the spirits [which are] in prison,
- Darby Bible
By which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison;
- Webster's Bible
in which He also went and proclaimed His Message to the spirits that were in prison,
- Weymouth Bible
in which he also went and preached to the spirits in prison,
- World English Bible
For which thing he cam in spirit, and also to hem that weren closid togidre in prisoun prechide;
- Wycliffe Bible
in which also to the spirits in prison having gone he did preach,
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits {now} in prison,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison,
- American Standard Version (1901)
By whom he went to the spirits in prison, preaching to those
- Basic English Bible
in which also going he preached to the spirits [which are] in prison,
- Darby Bible
By which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison;
- Webster's Bible
in which He also went and proclaimed His Message to the spirits that were in prison,
- Weymouth Bible
in which he also went and preached to the spirits in prison,
- World English Bible
For which thing he cam in spirit, and also to hem that weren closid togidre in prisoun prechide;
- Wycliffe Bible
in which also to the spirits in prison having gone he did preach,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 1 Peter 3:19
3:19 By which Spirit he preached - Through the ministry of Noah. To the spirits in prison - The unholy men before the flood, who were then reserved by the justice of God, as in a prison, till he executed the sentence upon them all; and are now also reserved to the judgment of the great day.
People's Bible Notes for 1 Peter 3:19
1Pe 3:19,20 By which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison. The facts stated are (1) That Christ, put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, went and preached. (2) This preaching of Christ in the spirit was to spirits. (3) Those spirits were in prison. The Greek word, "phulake", used for "prison", denotes a place of custody, not a place of punishment. These spirits (4) "at one time were disobedient". This states why they were held in prison. (5) The time of their disobedience is stated. It was while the "longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah".
Discussion for 1 Peter 3
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1 month AgoA disciple...wives, be in subjection to your own husbands...husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge... It's not hard to find where in history things really started rushing out of course; and as Christians, we aren't to gauge our values by the world's. It is a real mark of a sincere conversion, that lays aside as worthless and evil, what the world in defiance toward God promotes as morally superior!Flag
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1 month AgoBruceIrene: Did The Lord Say:But seek ye first The Kingdom of God and His Righteous; and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:33,or no seeking need. Just love! Changing scripture! Where does that come from? (You know)Do not add or take away? Both has been done. And you say it's "ok"? We who are Washed by The Blood,Preach The Word as Written as much as possible.Flag
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1 month AgoIrene123She didn't misquote scripture, periodFlag