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20 that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, [a]wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water: 21 which also [b]after a true likeness doth now save you, even baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the [c]interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ; 22 who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

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  1. 1 Peter 3:20 Or, into which few, that is, eight souls, were brought safely through water
  2. 1 Peter 3:21 Or, in the antitype
  3. 1 Peter 3:21 Or, inquiry. Or, appeal

20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently(A) in the days of Noah while the ark was being built.(B) In it only a few people, eight in all,(C) were saved(D) through water, 21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you(E) also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience(F) toward God.[a] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(G) 22 who has gone into heaven(H) and is at God’s right hand(I)—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.(J)

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  1. 1 Peter 3:21 Or but an appeal to God for a clear conscience