1 Peter 3:20

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

who formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, 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 through them; behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

Genesis 6:3

Then the Lord said, “My spirit shall not abide in man for ever, for he is flesh, but his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.”

Genesis 6:5

The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Genesis 6:8

But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.

Genesis 7:13

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

Genesis 8:1

But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle 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 forth, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him.

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he exalts himself 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 way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

Luke 12:32

“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Acts 2:41

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.

Romans 9:22

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

Ephesians 5:26

that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, took heed and constructed an ark for the saving of his household; by this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which comes by faith.

1 Peter 1:22

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brethren, love one another earnestly from the heart.

1 Peter 1:9

As the outcome of your faith you obtain the salvation of your souls.

1 Peter 2:25

For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

1 Peter 3:19

in which he went and preached to the spirits in prison,

1 Peter 4:19

Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will do right and entrust their souls to a faithful Creator.

2 Peter 2:5

if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven other persons, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;

2 Peter 3:15

And count the forbearance of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him,