Logos Bible Study

1 Peter 4:6

Christian Standard BibleOther versions

English

Arabic

Czech

French

German

Greek

Hungarian

Italian

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Traditional Chinese

6For this reason the gospel was also preached to those who are now dead,Bak so that, although they might be judged in the flesh according to human standards,al they might liveam in the spirit according to God’s standards.

Read in Logos

Footnotes

  1. BOr those who are dead

Cross references

  1. akJn 5:25
  2. al1Pt 3:18
  3. amPhp 1:21

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged according to human standards in regard to the body, but live according to God in regard to the spirit.

NLTNew Living Translation

That is why the Good News was preached to those who are now dead—so although they were destined to die like all people, they now live forever with God in the Spirit.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Because for this reason also the gospel was preached to those who are dead, so that they were judged by human standards in the flesh, but they may live in the spirit by God’s standards.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.