1 Peter 3:20 meaning and explanation
who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
1 Peter 3:20, Berean Standard Bible
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Peter continues describing the spirits in prison from verse 19, identifying them as those who disobeyed long ago during the building of the ark, when God waited patiently. The Greek word makrothymeo means to be long-suffering, and it shows God giving ample time before judgment.
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