1 Peter 3:20

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1 Peter 3:20

who in the past were disobedient, when God patiently waited in the days of Noah while an ark was being prepared. In it a few—that is, eight people—were saved through water.

Genesis 6:3

And the Lord said, “My Spirit will not remain with mankind forever, because they are corrupt. Their days will be 120 years.”

Genesis 6:5

When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time,

By faith Noah, after he was warned about what was not yet seen and motivated by godly fear, built an ark to deliver his family. By faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Genesis 8:18

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

2 Peter 2:5

and if He didn’t spare the ancient world, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others, when He brought a flood on the world of the ungodly;

Genesis 6:13-7

Then God said to Noah, “I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness because of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth.

Genesis 7:13

On that same day Noah along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, Noah’s wife, and his three sons’ wives entered the ark with him.

Genesis 7:17-23

The flood continued for 40 days on the earth; the waters increased and lifted up the ark so that it rose above the earth.

Genesis 8:1

God remembered Noah, as well as all the wildlife and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water began to subside.

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy,
and is rising up to show you compassion,
for the Lord is a just God.
All who wait patiently for Him are happy.

Matthew 7:14

How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.

Matthew 24:37-39

As the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

Luke 12:32

Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom.

Luke 13:24-25

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able

Luke 17:26-30

“Just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man:

Romans 2:4-5

Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

Romans 9:22

And what if God, desiring to display His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience objects of wrath ready for destruction?

2 Corinthians 2:15-16

For to God we are the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.

Ephesians 5:26

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

2 Peter 3:15

Also, regard the patience of our Lord as an opportunity for salvation, just as our dear brother Paul has written to you according to the wisdom given to him.

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Summary

1 Peter 3:20

Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

Sometime

Genesis 6:3

The longsuffering

The days

Matthew 24:37

Luke 17:26

While

Genesis 6:14

Hebrews 11:7

Wherein

By

Genesis 7:17

2 Corinthians 2:15

Ephesians 5:26

General references

Genesis 7:7

Matthew 24:37

Bible References

Sometime

And the Lord said, “My Spirit will not remain with mankind forever, because they are corrupt.

Their days will be 120 years.”

The longsuffering

Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy,
and is rising up to show you compassion,
for the Lord is a just God.
All who wait patiently for Him are happy.

Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

And what if God, desiring to display His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience objects of wrath ready for destruction?

Also, regard the patience of our Lord as an opportunity for salvation, just as our dear brother Paul has written to you according to the wisdom given to him.

The days

As the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

“Just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man:

While

“Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it with pitch inside and outside.

Wherein

Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before Me in this generation.

God remembered Noah, as well as all the wildlife and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water began to subside.

How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.

Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom.

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able

and if He didn’t spare the ancient world, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others,

when He brought a flood on the world of the ungodly;

By

The flood continued for 40 days on the earth; the waters increased and lifted up the ark so that it rose above the earth.

For to God we are the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.

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

General references

So Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives entered the ark because of the waters of the flood.

As the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.