1 Peter 3:20

Conservative English Version

They had disobeyed God while Noah was building the boat, but God had been patient with them. Eight people went into that boat and were brought safely through the flood.

Cross References

Genesis 6:13

So he told Noah: Cruelty and violence have spread everywhere. Now I'm going to destroy the whole earth and all its people.

Genesis 6:3

Then the LORD said, "I won't let my life-giving breath remain in anyone forever. No one will live for more than one hundred twenty years."

Genesis 6:5

The LORD saw how bad the people on earth were and that everything they thought and planned was evil.

Genesis 6:8

But the LORD was pleased with Noah,

Genesis 7:13

On that day Noah and his wife went into the boat with their three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.

Genesis 8:1

God did not forget about Noah and the animals with him in the boat. So God made a wind blow, and the water started going down.

Genesis 8:18

After Noah and his family had gone out of the boat,

Isaiah 30:18

The LORD God is waiting to show how kind he is and to have pity on you. The LORD always does right; he blesses those who trust him.

Matthew 7:14

But the gate to life is very narrow. The road that leads there is so hard to follow that only a few people find it.

Luke 12:32

My little group of disciples, don't be afraid! Your Father wants to give you the kingdom.

Acts 2:41

On that day about three thousand believed his message and were baptized.

Romans 9:22

God wanted to show his anger and reveal his power against everyone who deserved to be destroyed. But instead, he patiently put up with them.

Ephesians 5:26

He made the church holy by the power of his word, and he made it pure by washing it with water.

Hebrews 11:7

Because Noah had faith, he was warned about something that had not yet happened. He obeyed and built a boat that saved him and his family. In this way the people of the world were judged, and Noah was given the blessings that come to everyone who pleases God.

1 Peter 1:22

You obeyed the truth, and your souls were made pure. Now you sincerely love each other. But you must keep on loving with all your heart.

1 Peter 1:9

you are to be saved. That's why you have faith.

1 Peter 2:25

You had wandered away like sheep. Now you have returned to the one who is your shepherd and protector.

1 Peter 3:19

Christ then preached to the spirits that were being kept in prison.

1 Peter 4:19

If you suffer for obeying God, you must have complete faith in your faithful Creator and keep on doing right.

2 Peter 2:5

And during Noah's time, God did not have pity on the ungodly people of the world. He destroyed them with a flood, though he did save eight people, including Noah, who preached the truth.

2 Peter 3:15

Don't forget that the Lord is patient because he wants people to be saved. This is also what our dear friend Paul said when he wrote you with the wisdom that God had given him.