First letter of Peter 3:20

It was for those who did not obey (refused to believe) long ago in Noah's day [that the message was preached], when God patiently waited while the ark was being built. A few, to be exact: eight people, were saved in the ark through water.
[The subject in verses 19-21 shifts from Jesus' death to Noah's time and then back to baptism in water in Peter's time. The text can be interpreted in different ways. The comments here assume that it was Noah who preached salvation to the people who lived at that time, not that Jesus preached to dead spirits. In that case, there would be a second chance to accept Jesus, which is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible.]

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Nestle-Aland (NA)

ἀπειθήσασίν   ποτε,   ὅτε   ἀπεξεδέχετο   ἡ   τοῦ   θεοῦ   μακροθυμία   ἐν   ἡμέραις   Νῶε   κατασκευαζομένης   κιβωτοῦ,   εἰς   ἣν   ὀλίγοι,   τοῦτ᾽   ἔστιν   ὀκτὼ   ψυχαί,   διεσώθησαν   δι᾽   ὕδατος·  

Textus Receptus (TR)

ἀπειθήσασίν   ποτε,   ὅτε   ἀπεξεδέχετο   ἡ   τοῦ   θεοῦ   μακροθυμία   ἐν   ἡμέραις   Νῶε   κατασκευαζομένης   κιβωτοῦ,   εἰς   ἣν   ὀλίγοι,   τοῦτ᾽   ἔστιν   ὀκτὼ   ψυχαί,   διεσώθησαν   δι᾽   ὕδατος·  

Manuscript comments

TR has 21 Words, NA has 23 (+2).



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G0544
ἀπειθήσασίν (apeithesasin)
having disobeyed
VERB Verb
aorist active part. aorist active Participle
dative pl. Neutral dative plural Neutral
V-AAP-DPN
G4218
ποτε, (pote,)
at one time,
Particle Particle
PRT
G3753
ὅτε (ote)
when
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G0553
ἀπεξεδέχετο (apexedecheto)
he was expecting
VERB Verb
imp. middle dep. ind. imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative
sing. third person singular
V-INI-3S
G3588
(e)
the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. Nominative singular feminine
T-NSF
G3588
τοῦ (toy)
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
T-GSM
G2316
θεοῦ (theoy)
of God
Noun Noun
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
N-GSM
G3115
μακροθυμία (makrothymia)
longsuffering
Noun Noun
nom. sing. Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF
G1722
ἐν (en)
in
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G2250
ἡμέραις (emerais)
[the] days
Noun Noun
dative pl. dative plural feminine
N-DPF
G3575
Νῶε (Noe)
of Noah,
Noun Noun
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
Person (Person)
N-GSM-P
G2680
κατασκευαζομένης (kataskeyazomenes)
when is being prepared
VERB Verb
pres. pass. part. present passive Participle
genitive sing. genitive singular feminine
V-PPP-GSF
G2787
κιβωτοῦ, (kibotoy,)
[the] ark,
Noun Noun
gen. sing. genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G1519
εἰς (eis)
in
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3739
ἣν (en)
which
Relative pron. Relative pronoun
acc. sing. accusative singular feminine
R-ASF
G3641
ὀλίγοι, (oligoi,)
few
Adjective Adjective
nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
A-NPM
G3778
τοῦτ᾽ (toyt)
That
Demonstrative pron. Demonstrative pronoun
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
D-NSN
G1510
ἔστιν (estin)
is
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G3638
ὀκτὼ (okto)
eight
Adjective Adjective
nom. pl. Nominative plural feminine
Numerical Numerical
A-NPF-NUI
G5590
ψυχαί, (psychai,)
souls —
Noun Noun
nom. pl. Nominative plural feminine
N-NPF
G1295
διεσώθησαν (diesothesan)
were saved
VERB Verb
aorist pass. ind. aorist passive indicative
pl. third person plural
V-API-3P
G1223
δι᾽ (di)
through
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G5204
ὕδατος· (ydatos.)
water,
Noun Noun
gen. sing. neut. genitive singular Neutral
N-GSN

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