1 Peter 3:21
ContextNETBible | And this prefigured baptism, which now saves you 1 – not the washing off of physical dirt 2 but the pledge 3 of a good conscience to God – through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, |
XREF | Eze 36:25,26; Zec 13:1; Mt 28:19; Mr 16:16; Ac 2:38; Ac 8:37; Ac 22:16; Ro 5:14; Ro 6:3-6; Ro 10:9,10; 1Co 4:6; 1Co 12:13; 2Co 1:12; 2Co 7:1; Ga 3:27; Eph 5:26; Col 2:12; 1Ti 6:12; Tit 3:5-7; Heb 9:24; Heb 11:19; 1Pe 1:3 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “which also, [as] an antitype, now saves you, [that is] baptism.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. 2 tn Grk “the removal of the dirt of the flesh,” where flesh refers to the physical make-up of the body with no moral connotations. 3 tn Or “response”; “answer.” |