1 Peter 3

20 because*3:20 Or when they formerly did not obey, *Gen. 6:3,5,13,14when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, *Heb. 11:7while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, *Gen. 7:1,7,23;8:18;2 Pet. 2:5eight persons, were brought safely through water. 21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, *Mark 16:16;Acts 16:33;Rom. 6:3-6;Titus 3:5now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but *[Rom. 10:10] as an appeal to God for a good conscience, *ch. 1:3through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and *Acts 2:33,34;Rom. 8:34;Eph. 1:20;Col. 3:1;Heb. 1:3is at the right hand of God, *Rom. 8:38;1 Cor. 15:24;Eph. 1:21with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.