3:20 who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. The words of Luther concerning this text have been cited many times: “This is a strange text and certainly a more obscure passage than any other passage in the New Testament. I still do not know for sure what the apostle means.”28 I do not know for sure what the apostle means either, but I will give my opinion. There are three major interpretations (and numerous variations which will not be described
1 Peter 3:20