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1 Peter 3:18-19
English Standard Version
1 Peter 3:18-19
English Standard Version
18 For Christ also (A)suffered[a] (B)once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, (C)that he might bring us to God, being put to death (D)in the flesh but made alive (E)in the spirit, 19 in which[b] he went and (F)proclaimed[c] to the spirits in prison,
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- 1 Peter 3:18 Some manuscripts died
- 1 Peter 3:19 Or the Spirit, in whom
- 1 Peter 3:19 Or preached
1 Peter 3:18-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Peter 3:18-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
18 For Christ also suffered(A) for sins once for all,[a](B)
the righteous for the unrighteous,[b]
that He might bring you[c] to God,(C)
after being put to death in the fleshly realm[d](D)
but made alive in the spiritual realm.[e]
19 In that state[f] He also went and made a proclamation to the spirits(E) in prison[g]
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- 1 Peter 3:18 Other mss read died for sins on our behalf; other mss read died for our sins; other mss read died for sins on your behalf
- 1 Peter 3:18 Or the Righteous One in the place of the unrighteous many
- 1 Peter 3:18 Other mss read us
- 1 Peter 3:18 Or in the flesh
- 1 Peter 3:18 Or in the spirit, or in the Spirit
- 1 Peter 3:19 Or In whom, or At that time, or In which
- 1 Peter 3:19 Perhaps fallen supernatural beings or angels; 2Pt 2:4; Jd 6
1 Peter 3:18-19
New American Standard Bible
1 Peter 3:18-19
New American Standard Bible
18 For (A)Christ also [a]suffered for sins (B)once for all time, the just for the unjust, so that He might (C)bring us to God, having been put to death (D)in the flesh, but made alive (E)in the [b]spirit; 19 in [c]which He also went and made proclamation to the spirits in prison,
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- 1 Peter 3:18 One early ms died
- 1 Peter 3:18 Or Spirit
- 1 Peter 3:19 Or whom
1 Peter 3:18-19
New International Version
1 Peter 3:18-19
New International Version
18 For Christ also suffered once(A) for sins,(B) the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.(C) He was put to death in the body(D) but made alive in the Spirit.(E) 19 After being made alive,[a] he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits(F)—
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- 1 Peter 3:19 Or but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which also
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