1 Peter 3:20

God's Word

They are like those who disobeyed long ago in the days of Noah when God waited patiently while Noah built the ship. In this ship a few people—eight in all—were saved by water.

Cross References

Genesis 6:13

God said to Noah, “I have decided to put an end to all people because the earth is full of their violence. Now I’m going to destroy them along with the earth.

Genesis 6:3

Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not struggle with humans forever, because they are flesh and blood. They will live 120 years.”

Genesis 6:5

The Lord saw how evil humans had become on the earth. All day long their deepest thoughts were nothing but evil.

Genesis 6:8

But the Lord was pleased with Noah.

Genesis 7:13

On that same day Noah and his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, as well as Noah’s wife and his three daughters-in-law went into the ship.

Genesis 8:1

God remembered Noah and all the wild and domestic animals with him in the ship. So God made a wind blow over the earth, and the water started to go down.

Genesis 8:18

So Noah came out with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives.

Isaiah 30:18

The Lord is waiting to be kind to you. He rises to have compassion on you. The Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

Matthew 7:14

But the narrow gate and the road that lead to life are full of trouble. Only a few people find the narrow gate.

Luke 12:32

Don’t be afraid, little flock. Your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

Acts 2:41

Those who accepted what Peter said were baptized. That day about 3,000 people were added ⌞to the group⌟.

Romans 9:22

If God wants to demonstrate his anger and reveal his power, he can do it. But can’t he be extremely patient with people who are objects of his anger because they are headed for destruction?

Ephesians 5:26

He did this to make the church holy by cleansing it, washing it using water along with spoken words.

Hebrews 11:7

Faith led Noah to listen when God warned him about the things in the future that he could not see. He obeyed God and built a ship to save his family. Through faith Noah condemned the world and received God’s approval that comes through faith.

1 Peter 1:22

Love each other with a warm love that comes from the heart. After all, you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth. As a result you have a sincere love for each other.

1 Peter 1:9

as you obtain the salvation that is the goal of your faith.

1 Peter 2:25

You were like lost sheep. Now you have come back to the shepherd and bishop of your lives.

1 Peter 3:19

In it he also went to proclaim his victory to the spirits kept in prison.

1 Peter 4:19

Those who suffer because that is God’s will for them must entrust themselves to a faithful creator and continue to do what is good.

2 Peter 2:5

God didn’t spare the ancient world either. He brought the flood on the world of ungodly people, but he protected Noah and seven other people. Noah was his messenger who told people about the kind of life that has God’s approval.

2 Peter 3:15

Think of our Lord’s patience as an opportunity ⌞for us⌟ to be saved. This is what our dear brother Paul wrote to you about, using the wisdom God gave him.