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Berean Standard Bible

“in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison”

1 Peter 3:19

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Study note

First Peter 3 speaks to believers suffering unjustly and points them to Christ, who suffered for sinners and was made alive by the Spirit. In the middle of this comes one of the most puzzling verses in the New Testament.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison

World English Bible (WEB)

in which he also went and preached to the spirits in prison,

King James Version (KJV)

By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

American Standard Version (ASV)

in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

By whom he went to the spirits in prison, preaching to those

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

in which also to the spirits in prison having gone he did preach,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

En el cual también fué y predicó á los espíritus encarcelados;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por medio del Espíritu fue y predicó a los espíritus que estaban presos,

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