1 Peter 3:20

“who had once disobeyed, when the patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.”
1 Peter 3:20 · direct translation from the Greek

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who had once disobeyed,ἀπειθήσασίν ποτεwhenὅτεthe patienceἡ μακροθυμίαof Godτοῦ θεοῦwas waitingἀπεξεδέχετοinἐνthe daysἡμέραιςof Noah,Νῶεwhile the arkκιβωτοῦwas being prepared,κατασκευαζομένηςinεἰςwhichἣνa few,ὀλίγοιthatτοῦτ’is,ἔστινeightὀκτὼpersons,ψυχαίwere savedδιεσώθησανthroughδι’water.ὕδατος

Allusion · Genesis 7:13

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Both texts speak of those who entered the ark with Noah; Genesis 7:13 names them: Noah, his three sons, and the four wives, eight persons.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

ΝῶεNōeG3575נֹחַnoajH5146“Noah”
κιβωτοῦkibōtouG2787תֵּבָהtevaH8392“ark”

1 Peter 3:20, word by word

who had once disobeyedἀπειθήσασίνapeithēsasin

disobey

Not to obey God.

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who had once disobeyedποτεpote

once, formerly

Once, formerly; ever, at some time.

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the patienceμακροθυμίαmakrothymia

patience

Patience: bearing with others for a long time without anger.

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of Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

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was waitingἀπεξεδέχετοapexedecheto

wait eagerly

Wait eagerly, long for what is to come.

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the daysἡμέραιςhēmerais

lifetime

The time or the years of someone's life.

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of NoahΝῶεNōe

Noah

Noah, the righteous man whom God saved with his family in the ark from the flood.

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while the arkκιβωτοῦkibōtou

ark, chest

Ark, chest: the ark of Noah; also the ark of the covenant.

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was being preparedκατασκευαζομένηςkataskeuazomenēs

prepare

To get something ready for use.

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a fewὀλίγοιoligoi

few

In small number or amount, not many.

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isἔστινestin

To be: says who or what something is.

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eightὀκτὼoktō

eight

Eight.

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personsψυχαίpsychai

person

A human being counted one by one, as when saying how many there were.

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were savedδιεσώθησανdiesōthēsan

bring safely

To bring through unharmed; rescue from danger.

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waterὕδατοςhydatos

water

The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.

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Translation note

Recalls Genesis 6-8.

The context

19in which he also went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison,

20 · This verse (above)

21which also now saves you, as a corresponding figure: immersion, not the removal of dirt from the flesh but the request of a good conscience to God, through the resurrection of Jesus the Messiah,

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