1 Peter 3:18 (YLT)

Passage

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,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 3:16 having a good conscience, that in that in which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who are traducing your good behaviour in Christ;

1 Peter 3:17 for <FI>it is<Fi> better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil;

1 Peter 3:18 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,

1 Peter 3:19 in which also to the spirits in prison having gone he did preach,

1 Peter 3:20 who sometime disbelieved, when once the long-suffering of God did wait, in days of Noah--an ark being preparing--in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "christ", "once", "suffer--righteous", "unrighteous--that", "might", "lead", and "having". 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 FI it is Fi better doing..." into verse 19's "in which also to the spirits in...", 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.