searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in them did declare in testifying beforehand the sufferings that were to come upon Christ, and the glories following them:

knowing that ye were redeemed from your vain conversation learned by tradition from your fathers, not with corruptible things, as silver and gold;

and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence. These stumble at the word through unbelief, unto which also they were appointed.

who heretofore were not a people, but are now the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now turned unto the shepherd and bishop of your souls.

who of old were disobedient, when the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was preparing; wherein a few, that is eight souls, were saved by water.