1 Peter 3:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the Spirit.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit;

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Because{G3754} Christ{G5547} also{G2532} {G3958} suffered{G3958} for{G3754} sins{G266} once,{G530} the righteous{G1342} for{G4012} the unrighteous,{G94} that{G2443} he might bring{G4317} us{G2248} to God;{G2316} being put to death{G2289} in the flesh,{G4561} but{G1161} made alive{G2227} in the spirit;{G4151}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For{G3754} Christ{G5547} also{G2532} hath once{G530} suffered{G3958}{(G5627)} for{G4012} sins{G266}, the just{G1342} for{G5228} the unjust{G94}, that{G2443} he might bring{G4317}{(G5632)} us{G2248} to God{G2316}, being put to death{G2289}{(G5772)}{G3303} in the flesh{G4561}, but{G1161} quickened{G2227}{(G5685)} by the Spirit{G4151}:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    For as moche as Christ hath once suffered for synnes ye iuste for ye vniuste forto bringe vs to God and was kylled as pertayninge to the flesshe: but was quyckened in the sprete.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For as moch as Christ hath once suffred for oure synnes, ye iust for the vniust, for to brynge vs to God: & was slayne after the flesh, but quyckened after the sprete.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For Christ also hath once suffered for sinnes, the iust for the vniust, that he might bring vs to God, and was put to death concerning the flesh, but was quickened by the spirit.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Forasmuch as Christe hath once suffered for sinnes, the iust for the vniust to bryng vs to God, and was kylled as parteynyng to the fleshe, but was quickened in the spirite.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    because also Christ once for sin did suffer -- righteous for unrighteous -- that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 4:1 : 1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body on our behalf, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body has ceased from sin.
  • Heb 9:28 : 28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to bring salvation to those who are eagerly waiting for Him.
  • Heb 9:26 : 26 Otherwise, He would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
  • 1 Pet 4:6 : 6 For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they may be judged according to human standards in the body but live according to God in the spirit.
  • 1 John 1:9 : 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify a people for His own possession, who are eager to do good works.
  • Rom 4:25 : 25 He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.
  • Rom 8:3 : 3 For what the law could not do, weakened as it was by the flesh, God did. By sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as a sin offering, He condemned sin in the flesh.
  • 2 Cor 13:4 : 4 For though He was crucified in weakness, He lives by the power of God. Likewise, we are weak in Him, but we will live with Him by God’s power for your benefit.
  • Gal 3:13 : 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.'
  • Col 1:21-22 : 21 And you, who were once alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil deeds, 22 He has now reconciled in His physical body through death to present you holy, blameless, and above reproach before Him—
  • Jas 5:6 : 6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, who does not resist you.
  • 1 Pet 2:21-24 : 21 To this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example to follow in His footsteps. 22 He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth. 23 When He was reviled, He did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten, but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly. 24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness. By His wounds, you have been healed.
  • Eph 2:16-18 : 16 and might reconcile both to God in one body through the cross, by which He put their hostility to death. 17 He came and proclaimed peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
  • Gal 1:4 : 4 who gave Himself for our sins to deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
  • Rom 8:11 : 11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who lives in you.
  • 2 Cor 1:24 : 24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.
  • 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
  • Rom 5:2 : 2 Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
  • Rom 5:6-8 : 6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person, though perhaps for a good person one might dare even to die. 8 But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
  • Acts 3:14 : 14 You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you.
  • Acts 22:14 : 14 Then he said, 'The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know His will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear words from His mouth.
  • Rom 1:4 : 4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by His resurrection from the dead—Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Isa 53:4-6 : 4 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds, we are healed. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray; each of us has turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
  • Dan 9:26 : 26 After the sixty-two weeks, the Anointed One will be cut off and have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and desolation has been decreed until the end of the war.
  • Zech 9:9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout aloud, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
  • Matt 27:19 : 19 While he was seated on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him, saying, 'Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered greatly today in a dream because of Him.'
  • Matt 27:24 : 24 When Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, 'I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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    19 In that Spirit, He also went and preached to the spirits in prison.

  • 1 Pet 3:17
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    17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.

  • 1 Pet 4:1-2
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    1 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body on our behalf, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body has ceased from sin.

    2 As a result, you should no longer live the rest of your earthly life for human desires but instead for the will of God.

  • 1 Pet 2:23-24
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    23 When He was reviled, He did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten, but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly.

    24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness. By His wounds, you have been healed.

  • Rom 6:10-11
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    10 For the death He died, He died to sin once for all time; but the life He lives, He lives to God.

    11 So you too consider yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  • 1 Pet 4:6
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    6 For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they may be judged according to human standards in the body but live according to God in the spirit.

  • Heb 9:26-28
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    26 Otherwise, He would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

    27 And just as it is appointed for humans to die once, and after that comes judgment,

    28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to bring salvation to those who are eagerly waiting for Him.

  • 1 Pet 2:21
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    21 To this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example to follow in His footsteps.

  • Rom 5:6-8
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    6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

    7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person, though perhaps for a good person one might dare even to die.

    8 But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

  • 1 Cor 15:3
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    3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

  • 2 Cor 5:21
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    21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

  • Col 1:22
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    22 He has now reconciled in His physical body through death to present you holy, blameless, and above reproach before Him—

  • Rom 3:24-25
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    24 And all are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

    25 God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins previously committed.

  • 1 Pet 1:19-21
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    19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or defect.

    20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.

    21 Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

  • 2 Tim 1:10
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    10 and has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

  • Rom 6:7-8
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    7 For the one who has died has been freed from sin.

    8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him.

  • 2 Cor 4:10-11
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    10 We always carry in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in our body.

    11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal bodies.

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    18 But God fulfilled what He had foretold through the mouths of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer.

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    10 And by that will, we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

  • Eph 2:1
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    1 And you were dead in your transgressions and sins.

  • 1 John 2:2
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    2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

  • 1 Pet 3:21
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    21 This water symbolizes baptism, which now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

  • Rom 4:25
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    25 He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.

  • 2 Cor 5:14-15
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    14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.

    15 And he died for all, so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised.

  • 1 Thess 5:10
    69%

    10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.

  • 2 Thess 1:5
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    5 This is evidence of God's righteous judgment, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

  • Col 2:13
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    13 And when you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ, forgiving us all our trespasses.

  • Gal 1:4
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    4 who gave Himself for our sins to deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

  • Rom 8:3
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    3 For what the law could not do, weakened as it was by the flesh, God did. By sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as a sin offering, He condemned sin in the flesh.

  • Titus 2:14
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    14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify a people for His own possession, who are eager to do good works.

  • Rom 8:10
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    10 But if Christ is in you, even though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness.

  • Col 3:3
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    3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

  • Heb 7:27
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    27 He does not need to offer sacrifices every day, as high priests do—first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people. He did this once for all when he offered himself.

  • Heb 13:12
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    12 So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through His own blood.

  • Heb 2:9
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    9 But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

  • 1 Cor 1:30
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    30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

  • Titus 3:3
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    3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.