1 Peter 3:18

16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.

17 For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

19 in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison

20 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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
KJV
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:
WEB
Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit,
ASV
Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
DARBY
for Christ indeed has once suffered for sins, [the] just for [the] unjust, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in flesh, but made alive in [the] Spirit,
BLB
because Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, so that He might bring you⁺ to God, having been put to death indeed in the flesh, but having been made alive in the Spirit,
ÅB
For også Kristus led en gang for synder, en rettferdig for urettferdige, for å føre oss fram til Gud, han som led døden i kjødet, men ble levendegjort i ånden,
OTB
For Kristus led også for synder én gang for alle, den rettferdige for de urettferdige, for å føre dere til Gud. Han ble drept i kroppen, men gjort levende i ånden;
B1930
For også Kristus led en gang for synder, en rettferdig for urettferdige, for å føre oss frem til Gud, han som led døden i kjødet, men blev levendegjort i ånden,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hebrews 9:28

    so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

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  • Hebrews 9:26

    Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:21

    God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

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  • 1 Peter 4:6

    That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

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  • Titus 2:14

    He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

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  • Romans 5:6–8

    For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

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  • 1 John 1:9

    If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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  • Colossians 1:21–22

    Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.

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