1 Peter

1 Peter 3:18–19

¹⁸For Christ also suffered^d for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit, ¹⁹in whom^e He also went and preached to the spirits in prison

Footnotes

d 3:18 NE and WH died
e 3:19 Or in the spirit, ¹⁹in which

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1 Peter 3:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
Christ	Χριστὸς	Christos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
also	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
suffered	ἔπαθεν	epathen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3958 I am acted upon, suffer
for	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
sins	ἁμαρτιῶν	hamartiōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G266 a sin
once for all	ἅπαξ	hapax	Adverb	G530 once, once for all
righteous	δίκαιος	dikaios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1342 just, righteous, impartial
for	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
unrighteous	ἀδίκων	adikōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G94 unjust, unrighteous
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
bring	προσαγάγῃ	prosagagē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4317 I bring near, approach
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
to God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
He was put to death	θανατωθεὶς	thanatōtheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2289 I put to death, subdue
in	σαρκὶ	sarki	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
made alive	ζωοποιηθεὶς	zōopoiētheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2227 I make to live
in	πνεύματι	pneumati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit

1 Peter 3:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
whom	ᾧ	hō	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
He also went	πορευθεὶς	poreutheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4198 I travel, journey, go
preached	ἐκήρυξεν	ekēryxen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2784 I proclaim, herald, preach
to the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
spirits	πνεύμασιν	pneumasin	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
prison	φυλακῇ	phylakē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment

Cross-references

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1 Peter 3:18 Hebrews 9:28 · Hebrews 9:26 · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · 1 Peter 4:6 · Titus 2:14 · Romans 5:6–8 · 1 John 1:9 · Colossians 1:21–22 · Romans 4:25 · Romans 8:3 · 1 Peter 4:1 · Galatians 3:13

1 Peter 3:19 1 Peter 4:6 · Isaiah 61:1 · Isaiah 42:7 · Isaiah 49:9 · Nehemiah 9:30 · Revelation 20:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.