1 Peter 3:18
1 Peter · New Testament · Chapter 3
“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:”1 Peter 3:18
What Does 1 Peter 3:18 Mean?
1 Peter 3:18 is found in the book of 1 Peter, chapter 3, verse 18 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Resurrection, Justification, Suffering, and Forgiveness.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Peter 3:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 53:5“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”Romans 5:8“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”2 Corinthians 5:21“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”John 14:6“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”Hebrews 12:2“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”Hebrews 9:28“So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”Isaiah 53:6“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”Isaiah 53:4“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.”Hebrews 9:26“For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.”1 Peter 4:1“Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;”1 John 2:2“And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.”1 John 3:16“Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”Matthew 20:28“Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”Hebrews 9:14“How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”1 Peter 4:6“For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.”Titus 2:14“Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”John 1:29“The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”Romans 5:6“For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.”Philippians 2:8“And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”John 6:63“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”
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