1 Peter 3:20

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight lives, were saved through water.

Cross References

Genesis 6:13

And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence because of them; now I am going to destroy them along with the earth.

Genesis 6:3

Then the Lord said, “My spirit shall not abide in mortals forever, for they are flesh; their days shall be one hundred twenty years.”

Genesis 6:5

The Lord saw that the wickedness of humans was great in the earth and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually.

Genesis 6:8

But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.

Genesis 7:13

On the very same day Noah with his sons, Shem and Ham and Japheth, and Noah’s wife and the three wives of his sons entered the ark,

Genesis 8:1

But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and all the domestic animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided;

Genesis 8:18

So Noah went out with his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives.

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.

Matthew 7:14

For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Luke 12:32

“Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Acts 2:41

So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added.

Romans 9:22

What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects of wrath that are made for destruction,

Ephesians 5:26

in order to make her holy by cleansing her with the washing of water by the word,

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, warned by God about events as yet unseen, respected the warning and built an ark to save his household; by this he condemned the world and became an heir to the righteousness that is in accordance with faith.

1 Peter 1:22

Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart.

1 Peter 1:9

for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

1 Peter 2:25

For you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

1 Peter 3:19

in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison,

1 Peter 4:19

Therefore, let those suffering in accordance with God’s will entrust their lives to a faithful Creator, while continuing to do good.

2 Peter 2:5

and if he did not spare the ancient world, even though he saved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly;

2 Peter 3:15

and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him,