1 Peter 4:6 meaning and explanation
That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
1 Peter 4:6, Berean Standard Bible
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Peter has just said that hostile neighbors will answer to God, who judges the living and the dead. Verse 6 explains why the gospel reached people who have since died: so that, though judged as humans in the flesh, they might live according to God in the spirit.
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