1 Peter 3:18 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 3:16 Hauing a good coscience, that whe they speake euill of you as of euill doers, they may be ashamed, which slander your good conuersation in Christ.

1 Peter 3:17 For it is better (if the will of God be so) that ye suffer for well doing, then for euil doing.

1 Peter 3:18 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.

1 Peter 3:19 By the which hee also went, and preached vnto the spirits that are in prison.

1 Peter 3:20 Which were in time passed disobedient, when once the long suffering of God abode in the dayes of Noe, while the Arke was preparing, wherein fewe, that is, eight soules were saued in the water.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "christ", "hath", "once", "suffered", "sinnes", "iust", and "vniust". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "christ", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "For it is better if the will..." into verse 19's "By the which hee also went and...", so "Spirit" and "christ" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "christ" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.