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WEB · World English Bible

¹In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word, ²seeing your pure behavior in fear. ³Let your beauty come not from the outward adorning of braiding your hair, and of wearing gold ornaments or of putting on fine clothing, ⁴but from the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight. ⁵For this is how in the past the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands. ⁶So Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are if you do well and are not put in fear by any terror. ⁷You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. ⁸Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous, ⁹not rendering evil for evil or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing. ¹⁰For, “He who would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit. ¹¹Let him turn away from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it. ¹²For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” ¹³Now who will harm you if you become imitators of that which is good? ¹⁴But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.” ¹⁵But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear, ¹⁶having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ. ¹⁷For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil. ¹⁸Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit, ¹⁹in whom he also went and preached to the spirits in prison, ²⁰who before were disobedient when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. ²¹This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ²²who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

KJV · King James Version

¹Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; ²While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. ³Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; ⁴But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. ⁵For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands: ⁶Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement. ⁷Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. ⁸Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: ⁹Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. ¹⁰For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: ¹¹Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. ¹²For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. ¹³And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? ¹⁴But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; ¹⁵But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: ¹⁶Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. ¹⁷For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. ¹⁸For 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: ¹⁹By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; ²⁰Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. ²¹The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: ²²Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

ASV · American Standard Version

¹In like manner, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; ²beholding your chaste behavior coupled with fear. ³Whose adorning let it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel; ⁴but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. ⁵For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands: ⁶as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye now are, if ye do well, and are not put in fear by any terror. ⁷Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered. ⁸Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded: ⁹not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing. ¹⁰For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile: ¹¹And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it. ¹²For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil. ¹³And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good? ¹⁴But even if ye should suffer for righteousness’ sake, blessed are ye: and fear not their fear, neither be troubled; ¹⁵but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear: ¹⁶having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ. ¹⁷For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing. ¹⁸Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; ¹⁹in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison, ²⁰that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water: ²¹which also after a true likeness doth now save you, even baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ; ²²who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

YLT · Young's Literal Translation

¹In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won, ²having beheld your pure behaviour in fear, ³whose adorning--let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments, ⁴but--the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible thing of the meek and quiet spirit, which is, before God, of great price, ⁵for thus once also the holy women who did hope on God, were adorning themselves, being subject to their own husbands, ⁶as Sarah was obedient to Abraham, calling him `sir,' of whom ye did become daughters, doing good, and not fearing any terror. ⁷The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with <FI>them<Fi> , according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel--to the wife--imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered. ⁸And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous, ⁹not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit; ¹⁰for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips--not to speak guile; ¹¹let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it; ¹²because the eyes of the Lord <FI>are<Fi> upon the righteous, and His ears--to their supplication, and the face of the Lord <FI>is<Fi> upon those doing evil;' ¹³and who <FI>is<Fi> he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators? ¹⁴but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy <FI>are ye<Fi> ! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled, ¹⁵and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And <FI>be<Fi> ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that <FI>is<Fi> in you, with meekness and fear; ¹⁶having 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; ¹⁷for <FI>it is<Fi> better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil; ¹⁸because 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, ¹⁹in which also to the spirits in prison having gone he did preach, ²⁰who 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; ²¹also to which an antitype doth now save us--baptism, (not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the question of a good conscience in regard to God,) through the rising again of Jesus Christ, ²²who is at the right hand of God, having gone on to heaven--messengers, and authorities, and powers, having been subjected to him.

Darby · Darby Translation

¹Likewise, wives, [be] subject to your own husbands, that, even if any are disobedient to the word, they may be gained without [the] word by the conversation of the wives, ²having witnessed your pure conversation [carried out] in fear; ³whose adorning let it not be that outward one of tressing of hair, and wearing gold, or putting on apparel; ⁴but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible [ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price. ⁵For thus also the holy women who have hoped in God heretofore adorned themselves, being subject to their own husbands; ⁶as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children ye have become, doing good, and not fearing with any kind of consternation. ⁷[Ye] husbands likewise, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, as with a weaker, [even] the female, vessel, giving [them] honour, as also fellow-heirs of [the] grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered. ⁸Finally, [be] all of one mind, sympathising, full of brotherly love, tender hearted, humble minded; ⁹not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but on the contrary, blessing [others], because ye have been called to this, that ye should inherit blessing. ¹⁰For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile. ¹¹And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it; ¹²because [the] eyes of [the] Lord [are] on [the] righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but [the] face of [the] Lord [is] against them that do evil. ¹³And who shall injure you if ye have become imitators of that which [is] good? ¹⁴But if also ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed [are ye]; but be not afraid of their fear, neither be troubled; ¹⁵but sanctify [the] Lord the Christ in your hearts, and [be] always prepared to [give] an answer [to] every one that asks you to give an account of the hope that [is] in you, but with meekness and fear; ¹⁶having a good conscience, that [as to that] in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may be ashamed who calumniate your good conversation in Christ. ¹⁷For [it is] better, if the will of God should will it, to suffer [as] well-doers than [as] evildoers; ¹⁸for Christ indeed has once suffered for sins, [the] just for [the] unjust, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in flesh, but made alive in [the] Spirit, ¹⁹in which also going he preached to the spirits [which are] in prison, ²⁰heretofore disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in [the] days of Noah while the ark was preparing, into which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water: ²¹which figure also now saves you, [even] baptism, not a putting away of [the] filth of flesh, but [the] demand as before God of a good conscience, by [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ, ²²who is at [the] right hand of God, gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being subjected to him.

Webster · Webster Bible

¹Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the deportment of the wives; ²While they behold your chaste manner of life [coupled] with fear. ³Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing gold, or of putting on apparel; ⁴But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, [even the ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. ⁵For after this manner in former times the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands: ⁶Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement. ⁷Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. ⁸Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous: ⁹Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but on the contrary, blessing; knowing that ye are called to this, that ye should inherit a blessing. ¹⁰For he that will love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: ¹¹Let him shun evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it. ¹²For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] to their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil. ¹³And who [is] he that will harm you, if ye are followers of that which is good? ¹⁴But if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy [are ye]: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; ¹⁵But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear. ¹⁶Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evil-doers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good deportment in Christ. ¹⁷For [it is] better, if the will of God is so, that ye suffer for well-doing, than for evil-doing. ¹⁸For 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 made alive by the Spirit: ¹⁹By which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison; ²⁰Who formerly were disobedient, when once the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was preparing, in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water. ²¹The like figure to which, [even] baptism, doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience towards God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: ²²Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels, and authorities, and powers being made subject to him.

DRC · Douay-Rheims (Challoner)

¹In like manner also let wives be subject to their husbands: that if any believe not the word, they may be won without the word, by the conversation of the wives. ²Considering your chaste conversation with fear. ³Whose adorning let it not be the outward plaiting of the hair, or the wearing of gold, or the putting on of apparel: ⁴But the hidden man of the heart in the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit, which is rich in the sight of God. ⁵For after this manner heretofore the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands: ⁶As Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters you are, doing well, and not fearing any disturbance. ⁷Ye husbands, likewise dwelling with them according to knowledge, giving honour to the female as to the weaker vessel, and as to the co-heirs of the grace of life: that your prayers be not hindered. ⁸And in fine, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, being lovers of the brotherhood, merciful, modest, humble: ⁹Not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing, but contrariwise, blessing: for unto this are you called, that you may inherit a blessing. ¹⁰For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile. ¹¹Let him decline from evil, and do good: let him seek after peace and pursue it: ¹²Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears unto their prayers: but the countenance of the Lord upon them that do evil things. ¹³And who is he that can hurt you, if you be zealous of good? ¹⁴But if also you suffer any thing for justice’ sake, blessed are ye. And be not afraid of their fear, and be not troubled. ¹⁵But sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts, being ready always to satisfy every one that asketh you a reason of that hope which is in you. ¹⁶But with modesty and fear, having a good conscience: that whereas they speak evil of you, they may be ashamed who falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. ¹⁷For it is better doing well (if such be the will of God) to suffer, than doing ill. ¹⁸Because Christ also died once for our sins, the just for the unjust: that he might offer us to God, being put to death indeed in the flesh, but enlivened in the spirit, ¹⁹In which also coming he preached to those spirits that were in prison: ²⁰Which had been some time incredulous, when they waited for the patience of God in the days of Noe, when the ark was a building: wherein a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water. ²¹Whereunto baptism being of the like form, now saveth you also: not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the examination of a good conscience towards God by the resurrection of Jesus Christ. ²²Who is on the right hand of God, swallowing down death, that we might be made heirs of life everlasting: being gone into heaven, the angels and powers and virtues being made subject to him.

Étape 2Each eligible tradition reads the chapter — 12 voting profiles across 3 families

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Ancient Communions · The undivided-church and pre-Reformation episcopal traditions.

Catholicaudit ✓

Prisme donné au modèle :Roman Catholic tradition drawing on both Latin AND Eastern Catholic sources — and actually showing the Eastern dimension, not merely promising it: Scripture within Sacred Tradition and the Magisterium (the Catechism, the Latin Fathers, Augustine, Aquinas and the scholastics, the councils) together with the Eastern Catholic churches in communion with Rome and the Greek and Syriac Fathers they share. Sacramental and typological reading. Distinguish teaching shared across the whole Catholic communion from emphases specific to the Latin or to the Eastern Catholic churches.

Sens immédiat — In its immediate context, 1 Peter 3 provides ethical instruction for Christian households and the broader community, particularly those facing hostility. It urges wives to win over unbelieving husbands through reverent conduct rather than outward adornment, and commands husbands to honor their wives as joint heirs of salvation. The chapter then broadens to exhort all believers to unity, non-retaliation, and readiness to explain their hope amid suffering. To encourage believers facing unjust persecution, Peter points to Christ's innocent suffering, his vindication in the spirit, his subsequent proclamation to the imprisoned spirits, and God's patience during Noah's time, explicitly linking the salvation of Noah's family through water as a prefiguration of Christian baptism.

Reception — The Catholic communion relies heavily on 1 Peter 3 for three major theological loci: the descent of Christ into hell, the sacramental efficacy of baptism, and ecclesial typology. Verses 18-19 provide the primary scriptural foundation for the Creedal affirmation that Christ 'descended into hell' (or to the dead). The Latin scholastic tradition, notably articulated by Thomas Aquinas, historically interpreted the 'spirits in prison' as the righteous dead waiting in the 'Limbo of the Fathers' (Limbus Patrum), to whom Christ preached the joyful news of their liberation. The Eastern Catholic tradition shares this dogma but emphasizes it through the cosmic and triumphant lens of the 'Anastasis' (Resurrection); theologians like John Damascene emphasize that Christ descended into Hades to shatter its gates and preach to all the dead, liberating the righteous. Second, verses 20-21 are foundational for the dogma of baptismal regeneration. The tradition reads 'baptism doth also now save us' literally, affirming that the sacrament is causally efficacious for salvation and not merely symbolic. Accompanying this is a profound typological reading, championed by Augustine of Hippo, where Noah's Ark prefigures the Church, and the floodwaters prefigure the regenerative waters of Baptism which destroy sin. Finally, regarding the household codes (vv. 1-7), modern Magisterial teaching, such as that of John Paul II, highlights verse 7's description of spouses as 'joint-heirs of the grace of life' to frame mutual submission and the profound spiritual equality of men and women.

Application — Liturgically, the typological connection between the Flood and Baptism (verses 20-21) is central to the Easter Vigil in the Roman Rite, specifically during the blessing of the baptismal water, where the prayer explicitly recalls the waters of the flood foreshadowing regeneration. In the Byzantine Rite used by many Eastern Catholic churches, Christ's descent to the 'spirits in prison' (verse 19) is the dominant theme of Holy Saturday Matins and Vespers, dramatically enacted in the liturgy as Christ shattering the gates of Hades. Morally and pastorally, verse 15 ('always be ready to give an answer') is constantly invoked to promote Catholic apologetics, encouraging the faithful to harmonize faith and reason when explaining the Gospel to an unbelieving world, always doing so with the 'meekness and fear' prescribed by the text.

Autorités citées :Thomas Aquinas — Summa Theologiae · John Damascene — Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · Augustine of Hippo — Reply to Faustus the Manichaean · John Paul II — Mulieris Dignitatem · Catechism of the Catholic Church — Catechism of the Catholic Church

audit au niveau des affirmations (9 vérifications)

✓ The text instructs wives to live reverently to win over unbelieving husbands and
✓ The author encourages believers to face suffering for doing good by pointing to
✓ The 'spirits in prison' are historically understood in the Latin tradition as th
✓ Eastern Catholic theology emphasizes Christ's descent to the imprisoned spirits
✓ Noah's Ark and the floodwaters serve as a direct typological prefiguration of th
✓ The declaration 'baptism doth also now save us' grounds the dogma of baptismal r
✓ The phrase 'joint-heirs of the grace of life' is used by the Magisterium to unde
✓ The command to be ready to give a reason for hope forms the scriptural mandate f
✓ The connection between the Flood and Baptism is explicitly prayed during the ble

Eastern Orthodoxaudit ✓

Prisme donné au modèle :Eastern Orthodox tradition: Scripture within Holy Tradition and the consensus of the Fathers (patristic consensus). Emphases on theosis, the liturgy, the Septuagint text, apophatic mystery over precise definition, and the seven Ecumenical Councils.

Sens immédiat — The author exhorts Christian spouses, directing wives to win over unbelieving husbands through pure, gentle conduct modeled by holy women like Sarah, and directing husbands to honor their wives as joint heirs of the grace of life so that their prayers remain unhindered. The chapter then addresses the entire community, urging unity, compassion, and non-retaliation, quoting Psalm 34 to underscore that God favors the righteous. Addressing the reality of persecution, the author encourages believers to endure suffering for doing good, pointing to Christ's definitive suffering. Put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, Christ descended to preach to the disobedient spirits in prison from the days of Noah. The preservation of Noah's family through water is presented as a type for baptism, which now saves believers through the resurrection of Christ, who is exalted over all cosmic powers.

Reception — Eastern Orthodox theology heavily relies on this chapter for two of its most central mysteries: the Harrowing of Hell (Anastasis) and the sacrament of Baptism. Verses 18-19 serve as the primary scriptural locus for Christ's descent into Hades. The tradition reads this not as a passive state of death, but as an active, triumphant invasion. John of Damascus argues that just as Christ preached the Gospel to the living on earth, He descended in His deified soul to preach to the 'spirits in prison,' illuminating those in the darkness of the underworld. Regarding verse 21 ('baptism, which now saves you'), Orthodoxy rejects purely symbolic readings, viewing the waters of baptism as an efficacious mystery that effects theosis. Cyril of Jerusalem reads the Noahic flood typologically: just as the flood waters destroyed a sinful generation but saved Noah's household, the baptismal waters simultaneously drown sin and demonic powers while saving the catechumen. In marriage theology (vv. 1-7), the tradition highlights the phrase 'joint heirs of the grace of life.' The injunctions are understood not merely as social codes but as an ascetic discipline of mutual self-offering, emphasizing that marital friction directly severs one's communion with God ('that your prayers be not hindered').

Application — The harrowing of Hades and the preaching to the spirits in prison (vv. 18-19) form the theological core of Holy Saturday Matins (celebrated on Good Friday evening) and the Paschal Vigil. The liturgical hymns dramatize Christ shattering the gates of Hades and liberating the captive dead, an event depicted visually in the traditional Orthodox Resurrection icon (the Anastasis). In the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, the priest's prayer for the sanctification of the waters in the Euchologion explicitly invokes the typology of Noah, asking God to make the font a vessel of salvation that drowns sin, directly applying verses 20-21. The chapter's teachings on marriage (vv. 1-7) inform the Orthodox view of the family as a 'little church,' where the husband and wife's shared ascetical struggle and mutual honor are necessary to maintain their liturgical life of unhindered prayer.

Autorités citées :John of Damascus — Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · Cyril of Jerusalem — Catechetical Lectures · Epiphanius of Salamis — Homily on Holy Saturday · Liturgical Tradition — Euchologion (The Great Book of Needs)

audit au niveau des affirmations (5 vérifications)

✓ Husbands and wives are called to mutual honor and ascetic discipline to ensure t
✓ Christ's descent in the spirit was an active preaching mission to the dead in Ha
✓ Baptism is an efficacious mystery that truly saves the believer, prefigured typo
✓ Liturgical texts for Holy Saturday dramatically enact Christ's descent to the im
✓ The rite of Baptism applies the typology of the flood to the consecration of the

Oriental Orthodoxaudit ✓

Prisme donné au modèle :Oriental Orthodox tradition (Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian, Syriac): Scripture within the tradition of the first three Ecumenical Councils and the miaphysite Fathers (Athanasius, Cyril of Alexandria, Severus of Antioch). Deeply liturgical, ascetic, and typological reading; some of these churches hold wider canons.

Sens immédiat — In this chapter, the apostle instructs Christian wives and husbands on domestic virtue and mutual honor, then exhorts the wider community to pursue peace and endure unjust suffering. He grounds this endurance in the ultimate vindication provided by Christ's own suffering, death, descent to the dead, and exaltation. The narrative intertwines Christ's physical death and spiritual vivification with the events of Noah's day, presenting the ark and the floodwaters as a direct prefiguration of the baptism that now saves believers.

Reception — The Oriental Orthodox tradition reads this chapter with an intense Christological and typological focus, particularly concerning the hypostatic union and the harrowing of Hades. Verse 18 ('put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit') served as a crucial prooftext for the miaphysite Christology defended by the non-Chalcedonian fathers. Cyril of Alexandria repeatedly cited this verse to insist upon the single subjectivity of the Incarnate Word: it was the one indivisible Son of God who suffered death according to the flesh, while remaining living and life-giving in His divinity, thus rejecting any division of Christ into two acting subjects. Verse 19 ('preached to the spirits in prison') profoundly shaped the Syriac Orthodox poetic and theological imagination regarding the descent into Sheol. Writers like Jacob of Serugh vividly depicted Christ's soul, remaining united to His divinity even after being separated from His body, descending into the underworld to proclaim victory and liberate the captive dead. Additionally, the Alexandrian and Syriac schools heavily emphasized the typological reading of verses 20-21, viewing the Flood not primarily as an act of destruction, but as a purifying, regenerative deluge that established the Ark as the archetypal Church.

Application — Liturgically, the typology of verses 20-21 is deeply embedded in the sacramental life of the Oriental Orthodox churches. In the Coptic Liturgy of Holy Baptism, the prayers for the consecration of the baptismal waters explicitly invoke the salvation of Noah's household through water as the paradigm for the catechumen's deliverance. The font becomes the antitype of the Ark, where the 'filth of the flesh' is washed away and a 'good conscience toward God' is established. Ascetically, the apostolic command to forsake outward braiding of hair and gold in favor of the 'hidden person of the heart' (vv. 3-4) is applied broadly beyond its immediate context of married women. It serves as a foundational text for the tradition's monastic and lay asceticism, prioritizing inner stillness, humility, and purity over worldly status or adornment.

Autorités citées :Cyril of Alexandria — On the Unity of Christ · Jacob of Serugh — Metrical Homilies · Coptic Rite of Holy Baptism — The Liturgy of Baptism

audit au niveau des affirmations (4 vérifications)

✓ The one incarnate Word suffered death according to the flesh but remained alive
✓ Christ descended into Sheol to preach to the imprisoned spirits and liberate the
✓ The salvation of Noah's household through water prefigures the sacrament of bapt
✓ The cultivation of the hidden person of the heart and a gentle spirit forms a ba

Reformation Traditions · The magisterial churches of the sixteenth-century Reformation.

Anglican / Episcopalaudit ✓

Prisme donné au modèle :Anglican tradition (including the Episcopal Church): Scripture read with tradition and reason (Hooker); the Book of Common Prayer and the Thirty-Nine Articles; a comprehensiveness spanning evangelical, anglo-catholic, and broad/progressive readings — name that spectrum where the passage has been read across it.

Sens immédiat — The author addresses the socio-domestic situations of believers, instructing wives to win over unbelieving husbands through pure and reverent conduct rather than outward adornment, and instructing husbands to treat their wives with honor and understanding as co-heirs of the grace of life. The chapter then shifts to general exhortations for the entire community to pursue unity, peace, and a blessing-oriented response to hostility. Believers are encouraged to endure suffering for righteousness' sake without fear, always prepared to give a reasoned defense of their hope with gentleness. This call to endure unjust suffering is anchored in the ultimate example of Christ, who suffered for sins, was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit. In this spiritual state, Christ preached to imprisoned spirits. The narrative concludes by utilizing the salvation of Noah's family through the waters of the flood as a typology for Christian baptism, which saves believers not by removing physical dirt, but through the pledge of a good conscience toward God, grounded in the resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ.

Reception — Anglicanism interprets this chapter fundamentally through its liturgical and confessional formularies. The typology of Noah's ark (verses 20-21) provides the scriptural foundation for the 'Flood Prayer' in the Book of Common Prayer, where passing through the waters signifies being washed of sin and received into the ark of Christ's Church. The definition of baptism explicitly balances the sacramental act with the 'answer of a good conscience' (verse 21). Richard Hooker and the Book of Common Prayer Catechism emphasize this to hold together the outward visible sign and the inward spiritual grace, resisting both a purely mechanical sacramentalism and a purely symbolic memorialism. The perplexing reference to Christ preaching to the 'spirits in prison' (verse 19) deeply influenced Anglican eschatology and creedal theology. The 1553 Forty-Two Articles explicitly cited 1 Peter 3:19 to define Christ's Descent into Hell (Article III), though the 1571 Thirty-Nine Articles removed the explicit scriptural citation. This revision reflects a characteristically Anglican comprehensiveness, allowing for diverse views on whether the passage implies a literal harrowing of hell, Christ preaching through Noah, or a broader proclamation of cosmic victory.

Application — Liturgically, verses 20-22 are inextricably linked to the rite of Holy Baptism, prayed globally across the communion to signify salvation through water and the Holy Spirit. Ethically, verse 15 serves as a bedrock for Anglican apologetics, urging a reasoned defense of the Christian faith tempered with humility and reverence, integrating Hooker's triad of scripture, tradition, and reason. The household codes (verses 1-7) are applied across a broad spectrum: conservative and evangelical parishes often read them as prescribing complementary gender roles tempered by mutual honor and the shared status of 'joint-heirs.' Conversely, broad, progressive, and Anglo-Catholic wings (prominently within the Episcopal Church) read the subjection of wives through historical-critical reasoning as an accommodation to first-century Greco-Roman cultural norms, highlighting verse 7's egalitarian 'joint-heirs of the grace of life' as the overarching Gospel trajectory that subverts patriarchal structures.

Autorités citées :Thomas Cranmer — The Book of Common Prayer · Church of England — Articles of Religion (1553 and 1571) · Richard Hooker — Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity

audit au niveau des affirmations (5 vérifications)

✓ The salvation of Noah's family through water typologically prefigures the sacram
✓ Baptism is understood not merely as a physical washing but requires an inward gr
✓ Christ's preaching to the spirits in prison historically underpinned the confess
✓ The household codes regarding wives and husbands are interpreted across a spectr
✓ Believers are called to rationally and gently defend their faith, serving as a p

Lutheranaudit ✓

Prisme donné au modèle :Lutheran tradition (the Book of Concord): the law–gospel distinction, justification by faith alone, sola scriptura held with the ecumenical creeds, the theology of the cross, and sacramental realism.

Sens immédiat — In its immediate context, 1 Peter 3 provides ethical instruction for the Christian household and community, urging wives to be subject to their husbands with modest behavior, and husbands to honor their wives as joint heirs of life. The author exhorts the entire community to be like-minded, compassionate, and to repay evil with blessing. Emphasizing innocent suffering, the text encourages believers to endure mistreatment for doing good, pointing to Christ's substitutionary suffering—the righteous for the unrighteous—as the ultimate example. The chapter then details that Christ, made alive in the spirit, preached to spirits in prison who were disobedient in the days of Noah. Finally, the author explicitly connects the saving of eight souls through water in Noah's ark to baptism, stating that baptism now saves believers as an appeal to God for a good conscience, grounded in the resurrection of Christ.

Reception — A characteristic emphasis of the Lutheran tradition is its reliance on 1 Peter 3 for two major confessional loci: the efficacy of Baptism and the descent of Christ into hell. Verse 21 is a primary scriptural pillar for sacramental realism. Martin Luther, in the Large Catechism, cites this verse to assert that baptism is not a mere symbol, but a powerful means of grace that effects salvation. Secondly, verse 19 regarding Christ preaching to the spirits in prison forms the biblical basis for the confession of Christ's descent into hell. The Formula of Concord treats this passage to affirm that the whole person of Christ descended to hell to conquer the devil, cautioning against speculative probing into the mechanics of this mystery. Furthermore, verses 1-7 are integrated into the Lutheran theology of earthly vocations. By including these verses in the Small Catechism, the tradition frames marital responsibilities as holy callings where Christians serve God by serving their neighbor.

Application — In pastoral care, the tradition directs believers experiencing spiritual attack or doubt regarding their salvation to look to the objective, external promise of 1 Peter 3:21, finding comfort in the reality that their baptism actually saves. The chapter is also applied to daily Christian living, encouraging believers to faithfully execute their duties in their specific vocations and to bear unjust suffering without seeking revenge, all while remaining prepared to give a gentle, clear confession of their hope in Christ as instructed in verse 15.

Autorités citées :Martin Luther — Large Catechism · Martin Chemnitz et al. — Formula of Concord, Solid Declaration · Martin Luther — Small Catechism

audit au niveau des affirmations (7 vérifications)

✓ The text instructs wives to submit to their husbands and husbands to honor their
✓ The text declares that baptism, corresponding to the saving of Noah's family thr
✓ The declaration that baptism now saves is understood to prove that the sacrament
✓ The passage describing Christ preaching to spirits in prison is confessed as Chr
✓ The marital instructions are read as defining earthly vocations in which Christi
✓ Believers are counseled to rely on the objective reality of their baptism for co
✓ Christians are encouraged to endure unjust suffering patiently without retaliati

Reformed / Presbyterianaudit ✓

Prisme donné au modèle :Reformed tradition (Calvin; the Westminster Standards; the Heidelberg and Belgic confessions): the sovereignty of God and covenant theology, a redemptive-historical reading of Scripture, and the regulative principle.

Sens immédiat — In 1 Peter 3, the apostle addresses Christian exiles living in a hostile society, beginning with household instructions. Wives are exhorted to submissive, pure conduct that reflects inner beauty, modeled by Sarah, while husbands are commanded to honor their wives as weaker vessels yet equal joint-heirs of eternal life, lest their prayers be hindered. Peter then broadens his instruction to the whole community, urging unity, compassion, and the refusal to repay evil for evil. He quotes Psalm 34 to underscore that the Lord watches over the righteous. Addressing the reality of persecution, Peter encourages believers not to fear, but to sanctify Christ as Lord in their hearts, remaining ready to give a respectful defense of their faith. This call to endure unjust suffering is grounded in the ultimate example of Christ, who suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous. The chapter concludes with a dense typological reflection: Christ's vindication in the Spirit is linked to His preaching to the spirits in prison who rebelled in Noah's day. Noah's ark, which saved eight people through water, is presented as a type for baptism, which now saves believers—not by washing physical dirt, but by the pledge of a good conscience toward God through Christ's resurrection and cosmic exaltation.

Reception — The Reformed tradition reads 1 Peter 3 through the lenses of covenant theology, redemptive-historical typology, and penal substitutionary atonement. Verse 18 is recognized as a premier statement of substitutionary atonement, demonstrating that Christ, the just, definitively satisfied divine justice for the unjust. The ensuing passage concerning Christ preaching to the 'spirits in prison' (verses 19-20) has generated significant Reformed exegesis. Rejecting the Roman Catholic and Lutheran views of a literal post-mortem descent into Hell (the Harrowing of Hell), Reformed orthodox theologians like Francis Turretin have historically argued that the pre-incarnate Spirit of Christ preached through Noah to the wicked of his generation, who are now, at the time of Peter's writing, spirits in prison. Verse 21 is a cornerstone for Reformed sacramentology. Over against baptismal regeneration (ex opere operato), John Calvin and the framers of the Westminster Confession emphasize that baptism 'saves' as a covenantal sign and seal. The text itself distinguishes the external washing of the flesh from the internal reality—the 'answer of a good conscience'—worked by the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, the redemptive-historical link between the ark and baptism highlights the continuity of the covenant of grace across eras. Finally, verse 15 has profoundly shaped Reformed epistemology and apologetics. Theologians such as Cornelius Van Til established the presuppositional method upon this verse, arguing that one cannot properly offer a 'reason' (apologia) to the world unless Christ is epistemologically and spiritually 'sanctified as Lord' in the heart first.

Application — Pastoral application of this chapter within Reformed churches centers on enduring cultural marginalization with a distinctively Christian posture. Husbands are routinely called to repent of harshness, using verse 7 to recognize their wives as spiritual equals and 'joint heirs,' warning that relational sin disrupts fellowship with God (hindered prayers). Verse 15 is frequently applied in evangelism and apologetics training, encouraging believers to defend the faith not by adopting neutral ground, but by reasoning from the sovereign lordship of Christ with gentleness and respect. In the administration of the sacraments, verse 21 is often read or referenced to remind the congregation that the water of baptism points to the cleansing power of Christ's resurrection, calling the baptized to actively respond with a good conscience rather than resting on the external ritual.

Autorités citées :John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion · Francis Turretin — Institutes of Elenctic Theology · Cornelius Van Til — The Defense of the Faith · Westminster Confession of Faith — Westminster Confession of Faith

audit au niveau des affirmations (8 vérifications)

✓ Wives are to submit to their husbands, focusing on the incorruptible beauty of a
✓ Husbands must live with their wives according to knowledge, honoring them as joi
✓ Believers are commanded to bless those who revile them and to endure unjust suff
✓ Christian apologetics must begin by presupposing and sanctifying Christ as Lord
✓ Christ's death was a penal substitutionary atonement where the righteous died fo
✓ Christ's preaching to the spirits in prison is understood as His Spirit preachin
✓ Baptism is a covenantal sign and antitype of the ark that saves not by washing p
✓ Believers are to defend the faith with a combination of firm intellectual ground

Free-Church & Revival Traditions · Believers'-church, revival, and restorationist movements.

Baptistaudit ✓

Prisme donné au modèle :Baptist tradition (e.g. the 1689 Second London Confession, the Baptist Faith & Message — note the range): believers' baptism, congregational polity, liberty of conscience, a memorial reading of the ordinances, and strong emphasis on personal conversion and biblical authority.

Sens immédiat — Peter addresses Christian wives and husbands concerning their household conduct, urging wives to win over unbelieving husbands through pure, reverent behavior and the inward beauty of a gentle spirit (vv. 1-6). He instructs husbands to live with their wives with understanding and honor, recognizing them as joint heirs of the grace of life (v. 7). Broadening his address, Peter exhorts all believers to unity, compassion, and non-retaliation (vv. 8-12). In the face of suffering for righteousness, believers are told not to fear but to sanctify Christ in their hearts, remaining ready to offer a reasoned defense of their hope with gentleness (vv. 13-17). Peter roots this call to endurance in Christ’s victorious suffering, his preaching to the spirits in prison, and the preservation of Noah's family through water (vv. 18-20). He identifies this water as a prefiguration of baptism, clarifying that baptism saves not by washing physical dirt, but as an appeal or pledge of a good conscience toward God through Christ's resurrection (vv. 21-22).

Reception — The Baptist tradition intensively engages 1 Peter 3, primarily viewing it through the lens of believers' baptism, personal conversion, and biblical authority concerning family structure. Verse 21 serves as a cornerstone for the Baptist doctrine of credobaptism and the rejection of baptismal regeneration. Because Peter qualifies the phrase 'baptism... now saves you' by explicitly denying that the physical water puts away filth, Baptists read the rite as a memorial 'figure' or symbol. John Gill's 'Exposition of the Entire Bible' argues forcefully from this verse that because baptism requires 'the answer of a good conscience toward God,' infants cannot be valid subjects, as they are incapable of making such a conscious pledge. The 'Second London Baptist Confession' similarly cites verse 21 to limit the ordinance strictly to those who actually profess personal faith. Verse 15 heavily informs the Baptist emphasis on personal conversion and liberty of conscience. The mandate to give an 'answer' reinforces the necessity of an individualized, reasoned faith over an inherited or state-coerced religion. Furthermore, verses 1-7 are vital to modern Baptist discussions on the family. The 'Baptist Faith and Message 2000' utilizes these verses to support a complementarian view of marriage, emphasizing that while husbands and wives possess absolute spiritual equality as 'joint-heirs of the grace of life' (v. 7), they are called to distinct, complementary roles of gracious submission (v. 1) and honoring servant leadership.

Application — Baptists apply this chapter heavily in ecclesial practice and daily Christian witness. In administering baptism, Baptist congregations require candidates to publicly articulate their faith—demonstrating the 'good conscience toward God' (v. 21)—prior to being immersed in water. The physical act is practiced strictly as a symbolic declaration of a salvation that has already occurred inwardly. In discipleship, verse 15 is used universally to train believers in evangelism and apologetics, urging every church member to be prepared to share their personal testimony and defend the gospel with neighbors in a posture of humility. In pastoral counseling, verses 1-7 are applied to marriages to foster mutual respect, warning husbands specifically that a failure to honor their wives will result in hindered prayers (v. 7). Believers facing cultural hostility are encouraged to adopt the chapter's overarching ethic of non-retaliation.

Autorités citées :John Gill — Exposition of the Entire Bible · Second London Baptist Confession — Second London Baptist Confession (1689) · Southern Baptist Convention — Baptist Faith and Message 2000

audit au niveau des affirmations (4 vérifications)

✓ Baptism is a symbolic ordinance that requires the conscious, professed faith of
✓ Every individual believer is mandated to personally articulate and defend their
✓ Christian marriage is characterized by spiritual equality between spouses who si
✓ Husbands must honor their wives and live with them according to knowledge, lest

Methodist / Wesleyan / Holinessaudit ✓

Prisme donné au modèle :Wesleyan-Holiness tradition: prevenient grace and free response, sanctification and entire sanctification / Christian perfection, the Wesleyan quadrilateral (Scripture primary, with tradition, reason, and experience), and warm-hearted practical piety.

Sens immédiat — The chapter provides domestic instructions for Christian wives and husbands, exhorts the community to unity and non-retaliation, comforts those suffering for righteousness, and grounds this endurance in Christ's substitutionary suffering, his victory in the Spirit, and the typological salvation represented by Noah's ark and Christian baptism.

Reception — In the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition, this chapter is foundational for teachings on inward sanctification and outward simplicity. John Wesley frequently utilized verses 3 and 4 to preach against the wearing of gold and costly apparel, arguing that outward adornment competes with the hidden person of the heart and diverts resources from the poor. Regarding marital instructions, commentators like Adam Clarke emphasized verse 7, noting that husbands and wives are joint heirs of the grace of life, a reading that provided early theological grounding for the spiritual equality of women in Methodism. Theologically, Wesley interpreted Christ preaching to the spirits in prison in verse 19 not as a descent into hell to offer post-mortem salvation, but as the pre-incarnate Christ preaching through Noah to the disobedient antediluvians. Furthermore, Wesley read verse 21 through an experiential lens: baptism saves not by the outward washing of water, but through the answer of a good conscience, reflecting the inward assurance of justifying and sanctifying grace.

Application — The tradition applies the chapter as a call to warm-hearted piety and practical holiness. Believers are urged to cultivate a meek and quiet spirit (verse 4) and to actively bless their persecutors rather than retaliating (verse 9). Verse 15 serves as a core text for Methodist testimony and evangelism; believers are taught to continually nurture the inner witness of the Holy Spirit so they are always ready to share the reason for the hope they possess. The pursuit of a good conscience (verses 16 and 21) remains a central focus of daily devotional life, emphasizing an unbroken, experiential fellowship with God.

Autorités citées :John Wesley — Sermon 88: On Dress · Adam Clarke — Commentary on the Bible · John Wesley — Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament · John Wesley — Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament

audit au niveau des affirmations (5 vérifications)

✓ Outward adornment competes with inward sanctification and wastes resources meant
✓ Husbands and wives are joint heirs of the grace of life, demonstrating fundament
✓ Christ preaching to the spirits in prison describes the pre-incarnate Christ pre
✓ The saving aspect of baptism is not the physical water, but the experiential rea
✓ Believers must cultivate an inner witness of hope and be prepared to testify to

Anabaptist / Mennoniteaudit ✓

Prisme donné au modèle :Anabaptist tradition (Mennonite, Amish, Brethren, Hutterite): a Jesus-centered reading with the Sermon on the Mount as normative, believers' baptism, nonviolence and nonresistance, simple living, communal discernment, and the church as a visible community distinct from worldly power.

Sens immédiat — In 1 Peter 3, the apostle instructs Christian wives and husbands on mutual household conduct, emphasizing inner piety and a gentle spirit over outward adornment (vv. 1-7). The chapter then broadens its address to the entire Christian community, commanding unity, compassion, and a strict refusal to retaliate against evil (vv. 8-12). Peter urges believers to embrace suffering for righteousness without fear, maintaining a readiness to humbly defend their hope to anyone who asks (vv. 13-17). This ethical instruction is anchored in the suffering and exaltation of Christ, using the preservation of Noah's family through the flood as a typological prefiguration of baptism, which saves not by washing physical dirt, but as the pledge or answer of a good conscience toward God (vv. 18-22).

Reception — The Anabaptist tradition receives 1 Peter 3 as a paramount text establishing several core distinctives: believers' baptism, nonresistance, nonconformity, and the theology of martyrdom. Verse 21 is a primary hermeneutical key for the early Anabaptist rejection of infant baptism. Early leaders such as Balthasar Hubmaier and Menno Simons argued extensively that if baptism is the 'answer of a good conscience toward God,' it necessitates a conscious, mature faith that an infant cannot possibly exercise. Therefore, the tradition reads baptism not as a mechanical sacrament, but as an ethical pledge of discipleship and yielding to Christ's rule. Verses 8-9 ('not rendering evil for evil') are read alongside the Sermon on the Mount as binding directives for nonviolence, establishing the church as a defenseless community that blesses its persecutors. Furthermore, verses 14-17, which command believers to give a ready answer (apologia) amid suffering, deeply shaped Anabaptist martyr identity. Historical records of the radical reformation frame the interrogations of Anabaptists by state magistrates as direct enactments of these verses. Finally, verses 3-4 provide the explicit biblical foundation for plain dress; conservative Anabaptist groups read the prohibition against braided hair, gold, and fine apparel as a literal, ongoing ordinance to maintain separation from worldly pride and cultivate humility.

Application — Anabaptist communities apply this chapter practically through the ordinance of believers' baptism, administering the rite exclusively to those old enough to consciously pledge a 'good conscience' toward God. The command to avoid rendering evil for evil (v. 9) is applied through strict pacifism, the refusal of military service, abstaining from lawsuits, and practicing restorative justice. In conservative branches (such as the Amish, Old Order Mennonites, and Hutterites), verses 3-4 are applied via visible church disciplines regarding plain dress—mandating unadorned clothing, prohibiting jewelry, and wearing modest head coverings to cultivate a 'meek and quiet spirit.' Believers are also actively taught to expect worldly hostility and to prepare themselves to give a humble, non-combative defense of their faith (v. 15) when challenged by state or religious authorities.

Autorités citées :Balthasar Hubmaier — On the Christian Baptism of Believers · Menno Simons — Foundation of Christian Doctrine · Thieleman J. van Braght — Martyrs Mirror · Dordrecht Confession of Faith — Dordrecht Confession of Faith

audit au niveau des affirmations (4 vérifications)

✓ Baptism is inherently tied to a conscious 'good conscience' toward God, making t
✓ Believers are strictly forbidden from retaliating against harm or insults, estab
✓ The pursuit of inner beauty requires a literal rejection of outward, worldly ado
✓ Christians must be prepared to face suffering from the state and respond to inqu

Classical Trinitarian Pentecostalaudit ✓

Prisme donné au modèle :Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal tradition (Assemblies of God, Church of God, and kindred bodies): the present continuation of the gifts of the Spirit, baptism in the Holy Spirit, divine healing, and expectancy of God's present action, read within Nicene Trinitarian faith. Do NOT attribute Word-of-Faith / prosperity or later neo-charismatic distinctives to classical Pentecostalism generally.

Sens immédiat — In this chapter, Peter provides practical instructions for Christian households and the broader community, particularly in the context of a hostile society. He exhorts wives to win their unbelieving husbands through reverent, pure behavior rather than outward adornment, emphasizing the imperishable beauty of a gentle spirit. Husbands are instructed to live considerately with their wives and honor them, so their prayers will not be hindered. Peter then calls the entire community to unity, sympathy, and non-retaliation, quoting the Psalms to urge believers to seek peace. He encourages them not to fear suffering for righteousness' sake but to revere Christ in their hearts and be ready to defend their hope. The chapter concludes with a complex theological exposition of Christ's suffering, death in the flesh, and being made alive in the Spirit, leading to His preaching to the spirits in prison, the salvation of Noah's family through water, and the antitype of baptism—which Peter clarifies is not the removal of physical dirt but the pledge of a good conscience—culminating in Christ's exaltation at the right hand of God, holding authority over all cosmic powers.

Reception — Classical Trinitarian Pentecostalism has historically drawn heavily on 1 Peter 3 for three major theological and ethical distinctives: personal holiness, the nature of water baptism, and spiritual warfare. First, verses 3-4 served as a foundational text for early Pentecostal holiness standards. Periodicals from the Azusa Street revival and early denominational manuals strictly applied the warnings against braiding hair, wearing gold, and donning elaborate apparel, arguing that the baptism in the Holy Spirit naturally produces the 'incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit.' While modern Pentecostal bodies have largely relaxed strict dress codes, the emphasis on inward transformation taking precedence over outward display remains a core characteristic. Second, verse 21 is a critical locus for Pentecostal sacramentology, or rather, its rejection of sacramentalism. Classical Pentecostals firmly reject baptismal regeneration. Theologians like Stanley M. Horton point to Peter's parenthetical clarification—'not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience'—to argue that water baptism is an ordinance and an outward symbol. It is the inward faith (the good conscience toward God) and the resurrection of Christ that save, not the water itself. Finally, verses 18-22 are read through a pneumatological and spiritual warfare lens. Christ being 'made alive in the Spirit' and subsequently triumphant over 'angels and authorities and powers' (v. 22) is understood by scholars like French L. Arrington as the basis for the believer's present authority over demonic forces. The victory declared to the 'spirits in prison' signifies the total subjugation of cosmic evil to the exalted Christ.

Application — Pastoral application of this chapter within Pentecostalism is highly practical. Verse 7 is frequently invoked in marital counseling and teachings on prayer; pastors warn that relational discord and a failure to honor one's spouse will literally 'hinder' the flow of the Holy Spirit, blocking answers to prayers for divine healing, financial provision, and the manifestation of spiritual gifts. In teaching on baptism, pastors use verse 21 to explicitly instruct candidates that the water immersion does not save them, but rather serves as a public testimony of an inward reality already accomplished by the Spirit. Furthermore, verse 22 is applied in charismatic prayer and deliverance ministry; believers are taught to pray with expectancy and boldness against spiritual strongholds, explicitly invoking the name of Jesus based on the reality that all principalities and powers have been made subject to Him.

Autorités citées :William J. Seymour — The Apostolic Faith (Periodical) · Stanley M. Horton — Systematic Theology: A Pentecostal Perspective · French L. Arrington — Christian Doctrine: A Pentecostal Perspective

audit au niveau des affirmations (4 vérifications)

✓ Early Pentecostal tradition used verses 3-4 to strictly regulate outward dress a
✓ Marital harmony and mutual honor are viewed as spiritual prerequisites; violatin
✓ Verse 21 is historically and systematically read as denying baptismal regenerati
✓ Christ's exaltation over angels, authorities, and powers provides the theologica

Seventh-day Adventistaudit ✓

Prisme donné au modèle :Seventh-day Adventist tradition: the seventh-day Sabbath, the great-controversy theme, conditional immortality, sanctuary theology, and a historicist reading of prophecy.

Sens immédiat — Peter addresses the Christian household, instructing wives to win their unbelieving husbands through pure and reverent conduct rather than outward adornment, and directing husbands to treat their wives with understanding and honor. He expands his exhortation to the whole community, urging unity, compassion, and a refusal to retaliate, quoting Psalm 34 to underscore the blessing of righteous living. The chapter then pivots to the theology of suffering for doing good, assuring believers they need not fear. Peter points to Christ as the ultimate example, who suffered for sins, was put to death in the flesh, and made alive in the Spirit. He describes Christ preaching to 'spirits in prison' who were disobedient in the days of Noah. Finally, Peter connects the salvation of eight souls through the waters of the flood to the saving reality of baptism, which he defines as the pledge of a good conscience toward God, culminating in Christ's resurrection and supreme exaltation at God's right hand.

Reception — Within Seventh-day Adventist theology, 1 Peter 3 is a highly significant chapter, functioning as a primary text for two distinct doctrines: the state of the dead (conditional immortality) and Christian lifestyle (modesty). Verses 18-20 are central to Adventist apologetics regarding the nature of humanity. Because the tradition firmly rejects the concept of a conscious, disembodied immortal soul, it vigorously denies interpretations that read these verses as an account of Christ's ghost descending into hell or purgatory during His three days in the tomb. Instead, early Adventist theologians like Uriah Smith, and the denomination's co-founder Ellen G. White, established the consensus view: 'made alive in the Spirit' refers either to Christ's resurrection or the agency of the Holy Spirit. Through this Spirit, Christ preached to the 'spirits in prison'—understood not as literal ghosts in an underworld, but as living human beings enslaved by sin during the 120 years before the Flood. The preaching was done mediatorially through Noah. Verses 3-4 form the bedrock for the Adventist emphasis on simplicity of dress. Ellen G. White utilized this passage extensively to argue that outward adornment (jewelry, gold, expensive apparel) fosters pride and contradicts the 'meek and quiet spirit' valued by God. Verse 21 is also received as an affirmation of believer's baptism by immersion, emphasizing that it is an 'answer of a good conscience' rather than a sacramental washing away of original sin, thereby necessitating a conscious, mature choice.

Application — The tradition applies 1 Peter 3 both practically and evangelistically. Verses 3-4 are codified in the Seventh-day Adventist Church Manual; candidates for baptism are traditionally asked to remove jewelry and commit to simplicity in dress as an outward reflection of an inward transformation. Verses 18-20 are taught in evangelistic seminars and Bible studies as a crucial defense against spiritualism and immortal-soul theology, protecting members from deceptive doctrines regarding the afterlife. Furthermore, verse 15 ('be ready always to give an answer') is a frequently cited memory verse in Adventist Sabbath Schools and apologetic training, motivating members to articulate the biblical reasons for distinctive doctrines like the seventh-day Sabbath, the sanctuary, and the historicist reading of prophecy with 'meekness and fear.'

Autorités citées :Uriah Smith — The State of the Dead and the Destiny of the Wicked · Ellen G. White — Patriarchs and Prophets · Ellen G. White — Testimonies for the Church

audit au niveau des affirmations (5 vérifications)

✓ The 'spirits in prison' refers to living human beings enslaved by sin during the
✓ Christ's preaching to these spirits was accomplished through the agency of the H
✓ The prohibition of outward adornment is an enduring mandate for Christian simpli
✓ Baptism is the result of a conscious decision and a clear conscience toward God,
✓ Believers are mandated to prepare intellectual and biblical defenses for their d

Restorationist / Churches of Christaudit ✓

Prisme donné au modèle :Restoration Movement tradition (Churches of Christ, Christian Churches — formally non-creedal): restore New Testament Christianity, 'speak where the Bible speaks and be silent where it is silent,' reading by direct command, apostolic example, and necessary inference; baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; the weekly Lord's Supper.

Sens immédiat — In this epistolary section, Peter outlines ethical conduct for Christian households and congregations, beginning with wives submitting to husbands and prioritizing inward purity over outward adornment (3:1-6), followed by husbands being commanded to honor their wives as joint heirs of life (3:7). The text calls for unity, compassion, and non-retaliation, quoting Psalm 34 to underscore God's favor upon the righteous (3:8-12). Peter then addresses the suffering of the righteous, commanding believers to revere Christ as Lord and always be prepared to give a reasoned defense of their hope (3:13-17). The chapter concludes with a dense theological reflection on Christ's suffering, death, and resurrection, noting that He went in the Spirit to preach to the disobedient in the days of Noah. Peter uses the salvation of eight souls through the floodwaters as a historical type, declaring that its antitype, baptism, now saves believers—not as a physical washing, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience through the resurrection of Jesus Christ (3:18-22).

Reception — 1 Peter 3 is a paramount text in the historical Restoration Movement and the Churches of Christ, serving as a primary confessional locus for the tradition's soteriology and apologetics. Verse 21 ('baptism doth also now save us') is heavily emphasized as a direct apostolic declaration that water baptism is instrumental to salvation. Alexander Campbell argued extensively that baptism acts as the antitype of Noah's ark; just as water physically separated Noah from a condemned world, the waters of baptism separate the believer from their past sins by connecting them to Christ's resurrection. The phrase 'not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience' is read not to diminish water baptism, but to define its purpose: it is not a physical bath, but the obedient act through which a sinner receives a clear conscience from God. David Lipscomb's commentary reinforced that the saving power is not in the water itself, but in the believer's faithful submission to the command. The tradition also pays close attention to verses 19-20 ('spirits in prison'). To avoid any implication of purgatory or post-mortem salvation, the prevailing hermeneutic, clearly articulated by commentators like Guy N. Woods, concludes that Christ did not descend into Hades to preach to the dead. Rather, the Spirit of Christ preached through Noah to the disobedient antediluvians while they lived on earth; those unrepentant individuals are the 'spirits' who are now in the 'prison' of Hades awaiting final judgment. Furthermore, verse 15 ('ready always to give an answer') constitutes the biblical mandate for the tradition's rigorous culture of debate, logic, and Christian evidences, establishing that faith must be rational and demonstrable.

Application — In congregational life, 1 Peter 3:21 is a staple of gospel preaching, universally quoted during the 'invitation' at the conclusion of worship services to urge immediate baptism by immersion for the remission of sins. It is frequently employed in evangelism and debates to counter doctrines of 'faith-only' salvation. Verse 15 is actively applied through apologetics training in Bible classes, youth ministries, and preaching schools, equipping members to defend biblical inspiration and the existence of God with logical argumentation. The instructions to husbands and wives in verses 1-7 are regularly utilized in marriage seminars and sermons on the home, reinforcing a complementarian view of marriage and emphasizing modest apparel and spiritual character over physical adornment.

Autorités citées :Alexander Campbell — Christian Baptism: With Its Antecedents and Consequents · David Lipscomb — A Commentary on the New Testament Epistles · Guy N. Woods — A Commentary on the New Testament Epistles of Peter, John, and Jude

audit au niveau des affirmations (9 vérifications)

✓ Peter commands wives to submit to their husbands and prioritize the hidden adorn
✓ The text commands believers to sanctify Christ as Lord and always be ready to gi
✓ Peter states that eight souls were saved through water in the days of Noah, and
✓ The phrase 'baptism doth also now save us' is received as a direct, literal apos
✓ The 'answer of a good conscience' is interpreted as the result of obediently sub
✓ The tradition interprets Christ's preaching to 'spirits in prison' not as a post
✓ The command to 'give an answer' forms the biblical foundation for the tradition'
✓ Verse 21 is consistently utilized in evangelistic sermons and at the close of wo
✓ Verses regarding wives and husbands are applied in counseling and teaching to ad

Exclus du vote après avoir échoué deux fois à l’audit : jewish. La liste des membres éligibles a été recalculée sans eux.

Étape 3Panels non votants et annexe comparative

Ceux-ci informent les notes et le rendu, et sont rapportés ici, mais ils ne sont jamais comptabilisés dans le vote.

Academic textual-historical analysisaudit ✓

Prisme donné au modèle :Academic textual-historical analysis: philology and the original-language text, textual criticism, ancient Near Eastern (and, for the NT, Greco-Roman) context, literary genre and form, composition and dating debates, and reception history. Describe scholarly positions and their evidence without confessional commitment. This panel informs the textual notes and the rendering; it is never a church vote.

Sens immédiat — In 1 Peter 3, the author issues domestic and communal instructions, beginning with wives, who are exhorted to be subject to their husbands and to prioritize internal virtue over external adornment. The text states this is so that unbelieving husbands might be won over by their behavior without a word. Sarah is cited as a model of obedience for calling Abraham lord. Husbands are similarly instructed to live with their wives according to knowledge, honoring them as the weaker vessel and as joint heirs of the grace of life, so that their prayers will not be hindered. The text then transitions to general exhortations for unity, quoting Psalm 34 to emphasize turning from evil and pursuing peace. Believers are instructed not to fear suffering for righteousness but to be ready to make a defense of their hope. This call to endure unjust suffering is grounded in a christological confession: Christ suffered for sins, was put to death in the flesh, and was made alive in the spirit. In this state, he went and preached to the spirits in prison who were disobedient in the days of Noah. The salvation of eight souls through water in the ark is presented as an antitype for baptism, which the text says now saves believers as an appeal to God for a good conscience, culminating in Christ's exaltation over angels and authorities.

Reception — Academic textual-historical analysis focuses heavily on the comparative source material and sociological function of the text. Scholars identify the instructions to wives and husbands (verses 1-7) as an adaptation of Greco-Roman household codes (Haustafeln). David L. Balch argues this adaptation was an apologetic strategy to align Christian households with broader cultural norms, mitigating Roman suspicions of subversive cults. Conversely, John H. Elliott interprets these codes sociologically as a means of strengthening group cohesion for a marginalized, sectarian community. The phrase 'weaker vessel' in verse 7 is frequently analyzed against ancient medical and philosophical assumptions regarding female physical and social constitution. The christological hymn or creed in verses 18-22 generates extensive historical-critical debate. F.L. Cross proposed that this section, with its explicit reference to baptism, reflects an embedded early Christian baptismal homily or liturgy. The identity of the 'spirits in prison' (verse 19) is a major focus of philological and comparative study. While later church reception often read this as the Harrowing of Hell (Christ preaching to dead human souls), modern historical-critical consensus, extensively mapped by William J. Dalton, demonstrates that the author is drawing upon Jewish apocalyptic traditions, specifically 1 Enoch. In this historical context, the 'spirits' are understood as the fallen angels (the Watchers) of Genesis 6, to whom the resurrected Christ proclaims his definitive cosmic victory.

Application — In academic contexts, this chapter is applied as a primary historical source for reconstructing the social dynamics of the early Christian movement in Asia Minor. Scholars utilize it to study the intersection of early Christian identity formation, assimilation versus resistance to Roman imperial culture, and the integration of Jewish apocalyptic thought—such as Enochic traditions—into emerging christological and sacramental theology.

Autorités citées :David L. Balch — Let Wives Be Submissive: The Domestic Code in I Peter · John H. Elliott — A Home for the Homeless: A Sociological Exegesis of 1 Peter · William J. Dalton — Christ's Proclamation to the Spirits: A Study of 1 Peter 3:18-4:6 · F.L. Cross — I. Peter: A Paschal Liturgy

audit au niveau des affirmations (5 vérifications)

✓ The text directly issues domestic instructions for wives and husbands, a call to
✓ The instructions to husbands and wives adapt conventional Greco-Roman household
✓ The phrase 'weaker vessel' is analyzed by historians as reflecting ancient philo
✓ The 'spirits in prison' are identified by modern critical scholars with the fall
✓ The concentration of christological and baptismal motifs has led form critics to

Jewish interpretationmatériel limitéaudit ✗

Prisme donné au modèle :Jewish interpretation of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible books only; do not treat the New Testament as Scripture, and address it only historically if at all). Distinguish rabbinic (Talmud, Midrash), medieval (Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Ramban, and the classical mefarshim), and modern (including critical and denominational) voices rather than presenting one uniform Jewish position. This panel informs, and is reported, but never a Christian church vote.

Sens immédiat — As a New Testament text, 1 Peter 3 is not considered Scripture in Jewish tradition. Read historically, its immediate meaning in its own first-century context is a Christian exhortation to wives, husbands, and the broader community regarding proper household and social conduct (verses 1-9), followed by ethical encouragements (verses 10-17) and an account of Christ's descent and resurrection (verses 18-22).

Reception — Jewish reception of this chapter is confined to modern historical-critical scholarship, which examines how the author adapts Jewish scripture and traditions. Modern Jewish scholars, such as Malka Z. Simkovich, observe that verse 6 appropriates the Genesis narrative of Sarah calling Abraham 'lord' to support a Hellenistic-style household code of wifely submission. In contrast, classical rabbinic literature (such as the Babylonian Talmud, Bava Metzia) reads the same Genesis episode primarily as a lesson in 'shalom bayit' (marital peace), noting that God altered Sarah's actual words so as not to offend Abraham, prioritizing harmony over strict submission. Additionally, Jewish scholars identify the 'spirits in prison' and the days of Noah (verses 19-20) as an appropriation of widespread Second Temple Enochic traditions concerning the fallen angels and the generation of the Flood. The extended quotation in verses 10-12 is recognized historically as a standard Jewish pedagogical use of the Psalms to teach ethical speech.

Application — Because this text is outside the Tanakh, it has no liturgical or theological application in Jewish tradition. It is engaged purely in academic settings to study the shared apocalyptic and ethical traditions of the first century, and to observe how early Christianity adapted Jewish scriptural motifs to fit Greco-Roman social structures.

Autorités citées :Malka Z. Simkovich — The Jewish Annotated New Testament · Babylonian Talmud — Bava Metzia

audit au niveau des affirmations (3 vérifications)

✗ The text functions as a first-century Christian exhortation adapting Greco-Roman — exegesis / reception / application are kept separate
✓ The author's use of Sarah's deference to Abraham diverges from classical rabbini
✓ The description of preaching to spirits in prison during the days of Noah reflec

Annexe comparative — en dehors de la liste nicéenne-trinitaire (Latter-day Saint, Jehovah's Witnesses)

Latter-day Saint

Prisme donné au modèle :Latter-day Saint reading (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints): the Bible read alongside the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price, with living prophets and continuing revelation, and the Joseph Smith Translation where relevant. Presented for comparison only; outside the Nicene-Trinitarian roster.

Sens immédiat — The text outlines a household code emphasizing the quiet witness of a righteous wife (verses 1-6) and the respectful, honoring behavior expected of husbands toward their wives as 'heirs together' of life (verse 7). The author then exhorts the entire community to unity, endurance in doing good, and readiness to testify of their hope even under persecution (verses 8-17). The chapter concludes by pointing to Christ's suffering and post-mortal activity: put to death in the flesh, He was made alive in the spirit and preached to disobedient spirits from Noah's day who were held in prison, framing the flood's waters as a figure for the saving power of baptism (verses 18-22).

Reception — For the Latter-day Saint tradition, 1 Peter 3 is a text of paramount theological significance, serving as the primary biblical locus for the doctrine of the post-mortal spirit world and the redemption of the dead. In 1918, while pondering 1 Peter 3:18-20 alongside chapter 4, Joseph F. Smith received a vision now canonized as Doctrine and Covenants 138. This revelation resolved a logistical and theological question arising from the Petrine text: how could Christ effectively preach to the vast number of disobedient spirits in the short time between His crucifixion and resurrection? The revelation clarified that Christ did not go directly to the wicked; rather, He visited the righteous spirits and organized them as commissioned messengers to preach the gospel to those in 'prison' (a state of darkness or ignorance). James E. Talmage emphasizes that these verses describe a literal, historical inauguration of missionary work among the dead. Bruce R. McConkie reads verse 21 as emphasizing authorized baptism as an absolute requirement for salvation; because of the post-mortal preaching described in verses 18-20, this ordinance must be made available to all who died without it. Additionally, verses 1-7 are read as foundational texts for eternal marriage. The phrase 'heirs together of the grace of life' (verse 7) is understood to reflect the potential for exaltation in celestial marriage, highlighting that any unrighteous dominion or lack of respect by a husband will directly sever his connection to heaven and hinder his prayers.

Application — The doctrine of Christ's preaching to the spirits in prison (verses 18-20) directly animates the Church's extensive genealogical enterprise and the performance of vicarious temple ordinances. Members research their family history to perform proxy baptisms (linking back to verse 21) for ancestors waiting in the spirit prison. Verse 15 is heavily emphasized in youth programs and missionary preparation as a divine injunction for every member to be an everyday apologist, ready to articulate and defend the restored gospel. Verse 7 is frequently applied in priesthood instruction and marriage counseling to teach that men must treat their wives as equal partners; failing to do so constitutes unrighteous dominion, which guarantees that the husband's 'prayers be not hindered' becomes a reality of lost priesthood power.

Autorités citées :Joseph F. Smith — Doctrine and Covenants 138 · James E. Talmage — Jesus the Christ · Bruce R. McConkie — Doctrinal New Testament Commentary

Jehovah's Witnesses

Prisme donné au modèle :Jehovah's Witness reading (Watch Tower Society): attention to the divine name, God's Kingdom as a real government, conditional immortality, and a non-Trinitarian Christology. Presented for comparison only; outside the Nicene-Trinitarian roster.

Sens immédiat — In this chapter, Peter provides instructions on Christian domestic life, advising wives to win over unbelieving husbands through pure and respectful conduct rather than outward adornment, and directing husbands to treat their wives with honor. He then transitions to broader community ethics, urging unity, compassion, and non-retaliation among all believers. Peter encourages believers to endure suffering for righteousness with a good conscience and to always be ready to defend their hope. He anchors this endurance in Christ's example, detailing that Christ suffered, was put to death in the flesh, but was made alive in the spirit. In this spiritual state, Christ preached to the spirits in prison who were disobedient in Noah's day. Peter concludes by drawing a typological link between the eight souls saved through water in Noah's ark and the baptism that now saves believers through the resurrection of Christ.

Reception — The Watch Tower Society places massive theological weight on 1 Peter 3 to establish its distinctive Christology and eschatology. Verse 18 is a cornerstone text for the tradition's teaching on the resurrection: by emphasizing that Christ was 'put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit,' Jehovah's Witnesses conclude that Jesus was not resurrected in a physical, human body, but as a glorious, immortal spirit creature (identified elsewhere as Michael the Archangel). Because the tradition strictly teaches conditional immortality (often called soul sleep) and denies the existence of an immortal human soul, it rejects traditional interpretations of the 'spirits in prison' (verses 19-20) as deceased humans in Hell or Hades. Instead, 'Insight on the Scriptures' identifies these 'spirits' exclusively as the disobedient angels who materialized human bodies before the Genesis flood; Christ's 'preaching' to them was not an offer of salvation, but a proclamation of their absolute condemnation. Furthermore, baptism (verse 21) is received not as a sacrament that washes away innate sin, but as an outward symbol of a believer's deliberate dedication to Jehovah.

Application — Jehovah's Witnesses apply 1 Peter 3 to their marital relationships, public ministry, and organizational loyalty. Verses 1-4 are frequently cited to encourage Witness women with non-Witness husbands to maintain subjection and display 'a quiet and mild spirit' in hopes of converting their spouses by example rather than direct debate. The mandate to be 'always ready to make a defense' (verse 15) is universally applied as a core directive for the tradition's trademark door-to-door preaching and literature distribution work, emphasizing that apologetics must be done with 'mildness and deep respect.' Finally, the tradition applies the typology of Noah's ark (verses 20-21) to Jehovah's modern-day spiritual organization. Witnesses are taught that just as survival in the global flood required being inside the literal ark, survival of the coming global destruction at Armageddon requires dedication, water baptism, and remaining actively associated with God's spirit-directed organization.

Autorités citées :Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society — Insight on the Scriptures · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society — What Does the Bible Really Teach? · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society — The Watchtower

Étape 4Établir la base en langue originale

Le rendu est construit à partir du texte source, et non à partir de la majorité anglaise.

Base textuelle — Greek text provided (matches the Nestle-Aland/UBS critical tradition).

Noms divins — Theos (God), Kyrios (Lord)

Variantes signalées

v13: The critical text reads ζηλωταὶ (zealots/eager for), whereas the Textus Receptus reads μιμηταί (followers/imitators).
v15: The critical text reads κύριον δὲ τὸν Χριστὸν (sanctify the Lord Christ), whereas the Textus Receptus reads κύριον δὲ τὸν θεὸν (sanctify the Lord God).
v18: The critical text reads ἔπαθεν (suffered) and ὑμᾶς (you); the Textus Receptus reads ἀπέθανεν (died) and ἡμᾶς (us).
v21: The critical text reads ὑμᾶς (you), whereas the Textus Receptus reads ἡμᾶς (us).

Caractéristiques que le rendu doit préserver

v1: (a) Wordplay/repetition: τῷ λόγῳ ... ἄνευ λόγου (to the word ... without a word). (c) Definite-article syntax: αἱ γυναῖκες ὑποτασσόμεναι τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν (the wives subjecting to the own husbands). (f) Repetition: ἀναστροφῆς (behavior/manner of life), functioning as a keyword linking to vv. 2 and 16.
v2: (c) Definite-article sandwich: τὴν ἐν φόβῳ ἁγνὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν (the in-fear pure behavior of you).
v3: (c) Definite-article overarching structure: ὁ ἔξωθεν ἐμπλοκῆς τριχῶν καὶ περιθέσεως χρυσίων ἢ ἐνδύσεως ἱματίων κόσμος (the outward of-braiding of-hair and of-putting-around of-gold or of-putting-on of-garments adorning) — a single article governs the entire compound genitive sequence. (a) Rhythmic parallel nouns: ἐμπλοκῆς ... περιθέσεως ... ἐνδύσεως.
v4: (c) Definite-article phrasing: ὁ κρυπτὸς τῆς καρδίας ἄνθρωπος (the hidden man of the heart). (g) Divine name: τοῦ θεοῦ (God).
v5: (f) Repetition: ὑποτασσόμεναι τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν (subjecting to their own husbands) exactly matches the phrase in v. 1. (a) Cognate link: ἐκόσμουν (adorned) echoes κόσμος (adorning) from v. 3. (c) Demonstrative/Article pattern: αἱ ἅγιαι γυναῖκες αἱ ἐλπίζουσαι (the holy women the ones hoping). (g) Divine name: τὸν θεὸν (God).
v6: (a) Figura etymologica: φοβούμεναι μηδεμίαν πτόησιν (fearing no fear/terror). (f) Repetition: ἀγαθοποιοῦσαι (doing good) introduces a major chapter keyword (vv. 11, 13, 16, 17).
v7: (f) Parallel structure: Οἱ ἄνδρες ὁμοίως (The husbands likewise) structurally parallels v. 1. (c) Article pattern: ὡς ἀσθενεστέρῳ σκεύει τῷ γυναικείῳ (as to a weaker vessel, to the female [one]).
v8: (b) Alliteration/Assonance: A string of compound adjectives, many with matching endings (ὁμόφρονες, συμπαθεῖς, φιλάδελφοι, εὔσπλαγχνοι, ταπεινόφρονες).
v9: (a) Parallel phrasing: κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ ἢ λοιδορίαν ἀντὶ λοιδορίας (evil for evil or railing for railing). (a) Verb/noun cognate: εὐλογοῦντες... εὐλογίαν (blessing... a blessing). (b) Assonance/Wordplay: ἐκλήθητε... κληρονομήσητε (called... inherit).
v10: (c) Parallel phrasing: τὴν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ ... χείλη αὐτοῦ (his tongue ... his lips). (f) Repetition: κακοῦ (evil) echoes the prior verse.
v11: (f) Thematic contrast: ἀπὸ κακοῦ καὶ ποιησάτω ἀγαθόν (from evil and do good). (a) Parallel imperatives: ζητησάτω εἰρήνην καὶ διωξάτω αὐτήν (let him seek peace and pursue it).
v12: (c) Structural parallelism: ὀφθαλμοὶ κυρίου... ὦτα αὐτοῦ... πρόσωπον δὲ κυρίου (eyes of Lord... ears of Him... face of Lord). (g) Divine name: κυρίου (Lord, twice).
v13: (a) Cognate link: κακώσων (harming/doing evil) links directly to the root of κακά (evil) in v. 12. (f) Repetition: τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ (the good).
v14: (a) Figura etymologica: τὸν δὲ φόβον αὐτῶν μὴ φοβηθῆτε (fear not their fear), citing Isaiah 8:12. (f) Repetition: πάσχοιτε (suffer) links to later uses in vv. 17 and 18.
v15: (g) Divine name distribution: κύριον δὲ τὸν Χριστὸν (Lord Christ), applying the Yahweh text of Isa 8:13 directly to Christ. (c) Article sandwich: τῆς ἐν ὑμῖν ἐλπίδος (the in-you hope).
v16: (f) Thematic repetition: συνείδησιν ἔχοντες ἀγαθήν (having a good conscience), repeated exactly in v. 21. (f) Keyword link: ἀναστροφήν (behavior) links back to vv. 1 and 2. (a) Compound contrast: κακοποιῶν ... ἀγαθὴν (evildoers ... good).
v17: (a) Structural parallel/contrast: ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ... κακοποιοῦντας (doing good ... doing evil). (a) Verb/noun cognate: εἰ θέλοι τὸ θέλημα (if the will wills). (g) Divine name: θεοῦ (God).
v18: (b) Wordplay/alliteration: δίκαιος ὑπὲρ ἀδίκων (just for unjust). (e) Parallel chiasm/antithesis: θανατωθεὶς μὲν σαρκί, ζῳοποιηθεὶς δὲ τῷ πνεύματι (put to death indeed in flesh, made alive in spirit). (g) Divine name: Χριστὸς ... θεῷ (Christ ... God).
v19: (c) Article sandwich: τοῖς ἐν φυλακῇ πνεύμασιν (the in-prison spirits).
v20: (f) Root repetition: ἀπειθήσασίν (disobeyed) links back to ἀπειθοῦσιν in v. 1. (c) Article sandwich: ἡ τοῦ θεοῦ μακροθυμία (the of-God patience). (g) Divine name: τοῦ θεοῦ (God).
v21: (c) Relative/demonstrative pattern: ὃ καὶ ὑμᾶς ἀντίτυπον νῦν σῴζει βάπτισμα (which antitype baptism now saves you). (f) Repetition: συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς (good conscience) is an exact parallel to the phrase in v. 16. (g) Divine names: θεόν (God), Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ (Jesus Christ).
v22: (e) Inclusio: ὑποταγέντων (being subjected) creates a macro-chiasm/inclusio regarding subjection, looping the subjection of cosmic powers to Christ back to the subjection of wives in vv. 1 and 5 (ὑποτασσόμεναι). (c) Article pattern: ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ θεοῦ (at the right [hand] of God). (g) Divine name: θεοῦ (God).

Étape 5Comparer les traductions, verset par verset

Chaque différence classifiée : textuelle · lexicale · grammaticale · interprétative · stylistique (cette dernière uniquement lorsqu’elle modifie le sens).

stylisticv1 Phrasing of 'in subjection' vs 'subject' — “in subjection” (WEB, KJV, ASV, WEBSTER) vs “subject” (DARBY, DRC) vs “ye subject” (YLT)
grammaticalv1 Pronoun choice 'your own' vs 'their' — “your own” (WEB, KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “their” (DRC)
lexicalv1 Translating 'conversation' vs 'behavior' vs 'deportment' — “conversation” (KJV, YLT, DARBY, DRC) vs “behavior” (WEB, ASV) vs “deportment” (WEBSTER)
grammaticalv1 Definite article 'the' vs possessive pronoun 'their' — “the” (KJV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “their” (WEB, ASV)
lexicalv2 Translating 'seeing', 'beholding', or 'considering' — “While they behold” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “seeing” (WEB) vs “beholding” (ASV) vs “having beheld” (YLT) vs “having witnessed” (DARBY) vs “Considering” (DRC)
interpretivev3 Supplying 'your beauty come' versus literal 'it' — “it” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “your beauty come” (WEB)
stylisticv3 Phrasing of the copula 'be that' vs 'from the' vs 'which is' — “be that” (KJV, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “the” (ASV, DRC) vs “from the” (WEB) vs “which is” (YLT)
lexicalv3 Translating 'plaiting', 'braiding', or 'tressing' — “adorning of plaiting the” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “of” (YLT, DRC) vs “braiding your” (WEB) vs “braiding” (ASV) vs “one tressing of” (DARBY)
lexicalv4 Translating 'man' vs 'person' — “man” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “person” (WEB)
lexicalv4 Translating the concept of incorruptible adornment vs a literal 'incorruptibility' or 'thing' — “ornament” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “incorruptible adornment” (WEB) vs “incorruptible apparel” (ASV) vs “incorruptible thing” (YLT) vs “incorruptible” (DARBY) vs “incorruptibility” (DRC)
lexicalv5 Translating 'trusted' vs 'hoped' — “trusted in” (KJV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “hoped” (WEB, ASV) vs “did hope on” (YLT) vs “have hoped” (DARBY)
grammaticalv5 Tense and phrasing of 'adorned' vs 'were adorning' — “adorned” (KJV, ASV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “also” (WEB) vs “were adorning” (YLT) vs “heretofore” (DARBY)
stylisticv5 Phrasing of 'subject to' vs 'in subjection' vs simply 'to' — “to” (WEB, ASV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “subject to” (YLT, DARBY) vs “in subjection unto” (KJV)
grammaticalv6 Participle 'fearing' vs passive constructions like 'put in fear' — “fearing” (YLT, DARBY, DRC) vs “put in fear by” (WEB, ASV) vs “afraid with” (KJV, WEBSTER)
lexicalv6 Translating 'terror', 'amazement', or 'consternation' — “terror” (WEB, ASV, YLT) vs “amazement” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “kind of consternation” (DARBY) vs “disturbance” (DRC)
interpretivev7 Translating the pronoun 'them' versus supplying the noun 'wives' — “them” (KJV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “your wives” (WEB, ASV)
grammaticalv7 Article use 'the' vs 'a' before 'weaker vessel' — “to” (WEB, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “unto the” (KJV, ASV) vs “to a” (YLT) vs “with a” (DARBY)
lexicalv7 Translating 'heirs together', 'joint-heirs', or 'co-heirs' — “being heirs together” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “also joint” (WEB) vs “also joint-heirs” (ASV) vs “also” (YLT) vs “also fellow-heirs” (DARBY) vs “to the co-heirs” (DRC)
stylisticv7 Modal phrasing 'may be' vs 'be' — “be” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “may” (WEB)
lexicalv9 Translating 'railing', 'insult', or 'reviling' — “or railing” (KJV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “insult” (WEB) vs “reviling” (ASV) vs “nor” (DRC)
lexicalv9 Translating 'contrariwise', 'on the contrary', or 'instead' — “railing but contrariwise” (KJV, DRC) vs “on the contrary” (DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “insult instead” (WEB) vs “reviling” (ASV) vs “and on the contrary” (YLT)
grammaticalv10 Translating the participle/verb for 'will', 'would', or 'is willing' — “that will” (KJV, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “who would” (WEB) vs “would” (ASV) vs “who is willing to” (YLT)
lexicalv10 Translating 'refrain', 'keep', or 'restrain' — “refrain” (KJV, ASV, DRC) vs “keep” (WEB) vs “guard” (YLT) vs “cause” (DARBY) vs “restrain” (WEBSTER)
lexicalv11 Translating 'turn away', 'eschew', 'shun', or 'avoid' — “turn away from” (WEB, ASV) vs “eschew” (KJV) vs “turn aside from” (YLT) vs “avoid” (DARBY) vs “shun” (WEBSTER) vs “decline from” (DRC)
lexicalv11 Translating 'pursue' vs 'ensue' — “pursue” (WEB, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “ensue” (KJV)
lexicalv12 Translating 'For' vs 'because' — “For” (WEB, KJV, ASV, WEBSTER) vs “because” (YLT, DARBY, DRC)
lexicalv12 Translating preposition 'upon', 'on', or 'over' — “upon” (ASV, YLT, DRC) vs “on” (WEB, DARBY) vs “over” (KJV, WEBSTER)
lexicalv12 Translating 'righteous' vs 'just' — “righteous” (WEB, KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “just” (DRC)
lexicalv12 Translating 'prayer(s)' vs 'supplication(s)' and singular vs plural — “prayers but” (KJV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “prayer” (WEB) vs “supplication” (ASV) vs “supplication and” (YLT) vs “supplications” (DARBY)
lexicalv12 Translating 'face' vs 'countenance' — “face” (WEB, KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “countenance” (DRC)
lexicalv13 Translating connective 'And' vs 'Now' — “And” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “Now” (WEB)
grammaticalv14 Verb mood 'should' and presence of 'also' — “ye” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “also should” (YLT, DARBY) vs “you should” (WEB) vs “should” (ASV) vs “also you” (DRC)
lexicalv14 Translating 'happy' vs 'blessed' and 'righteousness' vs 'justice' — “for righteousness sake happy” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “blessed” (ASV, DARBY) vs “you” (WEB) vs “because of” (YLT) vs “any thing justice blessed” (DRC)
lexicalv16 Translating 'conversation' vs 'way/manner of life' vs 'behavior' — “conversation” (KJV, DARBY, DRC) vs “way of life” (WEB) vs “manner of life” (ASV) vs “behaviour” (YLT) vs “deportment” (WEBSTER)
stylisticv17 Phrasing of 'the will of God' vs 'God's will' — “the” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “it is God’s” (WEB) vs “such be” (DRC)
lexicalv17 Translating 'evil', 'evil-doing', 'evildoers', or 'ill' — “evil” (WEB, YLT) vs “evil-doing” (ASV, WEBSTER) vs “for evil doing” (KJV) vs “as evildoers” (DARBY) vs “ill” (DRC)
textualv18 Textual variant and lexical differences 'sins' vs 'our sins' and 'just' vs 'righteous' — “sins the just” (KJV, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “once righteous” (WEB, ASV) vs “sin did suffer righteous” (YLT) vs “our” (DRC)
lexicalv18 Translating 'unjust' vs 'unrighteous' — “the unjust” (KJV, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “unrighteous” (WEB, ASV, YLT)
textualv18 Textual variant 'us' vs 'you', and lexical 'bring' vs 'lead' vs 'offer' — “bring us” (KJV, ASV, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “you” (WEB) vs “lead” (YLT) vs “offer” (DRC)
lexicalv20 Translating preposition 'through' vs 'by' — “through” (WEB, ASV, YLT, DARBY) vs “by” (KJV, WEBSTER, DRC)
lexicalv21 Translating 'answer', 'interrogation', 'question', 'demand', or 'examination' — “answer” (WEB, KJV, WEBSTER) vs “interrogation” (ASV) vs “question” (YLT) vs “demand as before God” (DARBY) vs “examination” (DRC)
grammaticalv22 Syntactic phrasing of 'subject to' vs participle 'being made subject' — “to” (WEB, WEBSTER) vs “being made subject unto” (KJV, ASV) vs “having been subjected to” (YLT) vs “subjected to” (DARBY) vs “and virtues to” (DRC)

Étape 6Synthèse — affirmations atomiques, par famille, pas par nombre de sièges

Chaque déclaration est divisée en plus petites affirmations testables ; chaque profil éligible répond AFFIRME / REJETTE / NUANCE / SILENCIEUX sur chacune.

Le consensus

Across all traditions, believers are universally urged to maintain unity, to refuse to repay evil for evil, and to endure unjust suffering without fear. It is broadly affirmed that Christ suffered for sins once for all, and there is agreement that he made a proclamation to the disobedient spirits in prison, though it is heavily disputed whether this refers to a triumphant post-mortem descent into the underworld or the pre-incarnate Spirit of Christ preaching through Noah. Furthermore, it is broadly held that wives are commanded to be subject to their husbands while husbands must honor their wives as joint heirs; however, traditions dispute whether these marital instructions outline a permanent complementarian framework or a first-century cultural accommodation, just as they dispute whether the warning against outward adornment is an enduring mandate for plain dress or a general prioritization of inner purity. Finally, while traditions agree that the salvation of Noah's household through water corresponds to baptism, the sacrament's efficacy is deeply disputed: groups are divided over whether baptism objectively effects regeneration and the remission of sins, operates as a covenantal seal, serves as an instrumental act of obedience, or functions strictly as a symbolic ordinance, with some traditions additionally arguing that the required appeal for a good conscience invalidates infant baptism.

Panchrétien — SOUTIEN dans chaque famille éligible

Believers are urged to maintain unity, to refuse to repay evil for evil, and to endure unjust suffering without fear.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “The chapter then broadens to exhort all believers to unity, non-retaliation, and readiness to explain their hope amid suffering.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The chapter then addresses the entire community, urging unity, compassion, and non-retaliation, quoting Psalm 34 to underscore that God favors the righteous.”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “In this chapter, the apostle instructs Christian wives and husbands on domestic virtue and mutual honor, then exhorts the wider community to pursue peace and endure unjust suffering.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · AFFIRM
  “The chapter then shifts to general exhortations for the entire community to pursue unity, peace, and a blessing-oriented response to hostility.”
- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “The author exhorts the entire community to be like-minded, compassionate, and to repay evil with blessing.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “Peter then broadens his instruction to the whole community, urging unity, compassion, and the refusal to repay evil for evil.”
- Baptist · AFFIRM
  “Broadening his address, Peter exhorts all believers to unity, compassion, and non-retaliation (vv. 8-12). In the face of suffering for righteousness, believers are told not to fear but to sanctify Christ in their hearts, remaining ready to offer a reasoned defense of their hope with gentleness (vv. 13-17).”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · AFFIRM
  “The chapter provides domestic instructions for Christian wives and husbands, exhorts the community to unity and non-retaliation, comforts those suffering for righteousness, and grounds this endurance in Christ's substitutionary suffering, his victory in the Spirit, and the typological salvation represented by Noah's ark and Christian baptism.”
- Anabaptist / Mennonite · AFFIRM
  “The chapter then broadens its address to the entire Christian community, commanding unity, compassion, and a strict refusal to retaliate against evil (vv. 8-12).”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · AFFIRM
  “Peter then calls the entire community to unity, sympathy, and non-retaliation, quoting the Psalms to urge believers to seek peace. He encourages them not to fear suffering for righteousness' sake...”
- Seventh-day Adventist · AFFIRM
  “He expands his exhortation to the whole community, urging unity, compassion, and a refusal to retaliate, quoting Psalm 34 to underscore the blessing of righteous living. The chapter then pivots to the theology of suffering for doing good, assuring believers they need not fear.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · AFFIRM
  “The text calls for unity, compassion, and non-retaliation, quoting Psalm 34 to underscore God's favor upon the righteous (3:8-12).”
Christ went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison who were disobedient in the days of Noah.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “To encourage believers facing unjust persecution, Peter points to Christ's innocent suffering, his vindication in the spirit, his subsequent proclamation to the imprisoned spirits, and God's patience during Noah's time, explicitly linking the salvation of Noah's family through water as a prefiguration of Christian baptism.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Christ descended to preach to the disobedient spirits in prison from the days of Noah.”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Verse 19 ('preached to the spirits in prison') profoundly shaped the Syriac Orthodox poetic and theological imagination regarding the descent into Sheol.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · AFFIRM
  “In this spiritual state, Christ preached to imprisoned spirits.”
- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “The chapter then details that Christ, made alive in the spirit, preached to spirits in prison who were disobedient in the days of Noah.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · QUALIFY
  “Rejecting the Roman Catholic and Lutheran views of a literal post-mortem descent into Hell (the Harrowing of Hell), Reformed orthodox theologians like Francis Turretin have historically argued that the pre-incarnate Spirit of Christ preached through Noah to the wicked of his generation, who are now, at the time of Peter's writing, spirits in prison.”
- Baptist · AFFIRM
  “Peter roots this call to endurance in Christ’s victorious suffering, his preaching to the spirits in prison, and the preservation of Noah's family through water (vv. 18-20).”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · QUALIFY
  “Theologically, Wesley interpreted Christ preaching to the spirits in prison in verse 19 not as a descent into hell to offer post-mortem salvation, but as the pre-incarnate Christ preaching through Noah to the disobedient antediluvians.”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · AFFIRM
  “...leading to His preaching to the spirits in prison, the salvation of Noah's family through water...”
- Seventh-day Adventist · AFFIRM
  “He describes Christ preaching to 'spirits in prison' who were disobedient in the days of Noah.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · AFFIRM
  “The chapter concludes with a dense theological reflection on Christ's suffering, death, and resurrection, noting that He went in the Spirit to preach to the disobedient in the days of Noah.”
The salvation of eight people through water in Noah's ark corresponds to baptism, which now saves believers as an appeal to God for a good conscience.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “To encourage believers facing unjust persecution, Peter points to Christ's innocent suffering, his vindication in the spirit, his subsequent proclamation to the imprisoned spirits, and God's patience during Noah's time, explicitly linking the salvation of Noah's family through water as a prefiguration of Christian baptism.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The preservation of Noah's family through water is presented as a type for baptism, which now saves believers through the resurrection of Christ, who is exalted over all cosmic powers.”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The narrative intertwines Christ's physical death and spiritual vivification with the events of Noah's day, presenting the ark and the floodwaters as a direct prefiguration of the baptism that now saves believers.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · AFFIRM
  “The narrative concludes by utilizing the salvation of Noah's family through the waters of the flood as a typology for Christian baptism, which saves believers not by removing physical dirt, but through the pledge of a good conscience toward God, grounded in the resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ.”
- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “Finally, the author explicitly connects the saving of eight souls through water in Noah's ark to baptism, stating that baptism now saves believers as an appeal to God for a good conscience, grounded in the resurrection of Christ.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “Noah's ark, which saved eight people through water, is presented as a type for baptism, which now saves believers—not by washing physical dirt, but by the pledge of a good conscience toward God through Christ's resurrection and cosmic exaltation.”
- Baptist · AFFIRM
  “He identifies this water as a prefiguration of baptism, clarifying that baptism saves not by washing physical dirt, but as an appeal or pledge of a good conscience toward God through Christ's resurrection (vv. 21-22).”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · AFFIRM
  “Furthermore, Wesley read verse 21 through an experiential lens: baptism saves not by the outward washing of water, but through the answer of a good conscience, reflecting the inward assurance of justifying and sanctifying grace.”
- Anabaptist / Mennonite · AFFIRM
  “This ethical instruction is anchored in the suffering and exaltation of Christ, using the preservation of Noah's family through the flood as a typological prefiguration of baptism, which saves not by washing physical dirt, but as the pledge or answer of a good conscience toward God (vv. 18-22).”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · QUALIFY
  “It is the inward faith (the good conscience toward God) and the resurrection of Christ that save, not the water itself.”
- Seventh-day Adventist · AFFIRM
  “Finally, Peter connects the salvation of eight souls through the waters of the flood to the saving reality of baptism, which he defines as the pledge of a good conscience toward God, culminating in Christ's resurrection and supreme exaltation at God's right hand.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · AFFIRM
  “Peter uses the salvation of eight souls through the floodwaters as a historical type, declaring that its antitype, baptism, now saves believers—not as a physical washing, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience through the resurrection of Jesus Christ (3:18-22).”

Large — SOUTIEN dans toutes les familles sauf une, cette dernière étant indéterminée

Wives are commanded to be subject to their husbands, prioritizing the hidden beauty of a gentle spirit, while husbands must honor their wives as joint heirs of life.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “It urges wives to win over unbelieving husbands through reverent conduct rather than outward adornment, and commands husbands to honor their wives as joint heirs of salvation.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The author exhorts Christian spouses, directing wives to win over unbelieving husbands through pure, gentle conduct modeled by holy women like Sarah, and directing husbands to honor their wives as joint heirs of the grace of life so that their prayers remain unhindered.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · AFFIRM
  “The author addresses the socio-domestic situations of believers, instructing wives to win over unbelieving husbands through pure and reverent conduct rather than outward adornment, and instructing husbands to treat their wives with honor and understanding as co-heirs of the grace of life.”
- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “In its immediate context, 1 Peter 3 provides ethical instruction for the Christian household and community, urging wives to be subject to their husbands with modest behavior, and husbands to honor their wives as joint heirs of life.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “Wives are exhorted to submissive, pure conduct that reflects inner beauty, modeled by Sarah, while husbands are commanded to honor their wives as weaker vessels yet equal joint-heirs of eternal life, lest their prayers be hindered.”
- Baptist · AFFIRM
  “Peter addresses Christian wives and husbands concerning their household conduct, urging wives to win over unbelieving husbands through pure, reverent behavior and the inward beauty of a gentle spirit (vv. 1-6). He instructs husbands to live with their wives with understanding and honor, recognizing them as joint heirs of the grace of life (v. 7).”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · QUALIFY
  “Regarding marital instructions, commentators like Adam Clarke emphasized verse 7, noting that husbands and wives are joint heirs of the grace of life, a reading that provided early theological grounding for the spiritual equality of women in Methodism.”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · AFFIRM
  “He exhorts wives to win their unbelieving husbands through reverent, pure behavior rather than outward adornment, emphasizing the imperishable beauty of a gentle spirit. Husbands are instructed to live considerately with their wives and honor them, so their prayers will not be hindered.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · AFFIRM
  “In this epistolary section, Peter outlines ethical conduct for Christian households and congregations, beginning with wives submitting to husbands and prioritizing inward purity over outward adornment (3:1-6), followed by husbands being commanded to honor their wives as joint heirs of life (3:7).”
Christ suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “To encourage believers facing unjust persecution, Peter points to Christ's innocent suffering, his vindication in the spirit, his subsequent proclamation to the imprisoned spirits, and God's patience during Noah's time, explicitly linking the salvation of Noah's family through water as a prefiguration of Christian baptism.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, Christ descended to preach to the disobedient spirits in prison from the days of Noah.”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Verse 18 ('put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit') served as a crucial prooftext for the miaphysite Christology defended by the non-Chalcedonian fathers.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · AFFIRM
  “This call to endure unjust suffering is anchored in the ultimate example of Christ, who suffered for sins, was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit.”
- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “Emphasizing innocent suffering, the text encourages believers to endure mistreatment for doing good, pointing to Christ's substitutionary suffering—the righteous for the unrighteous—as the ultimate example. The chapter then details that Christ, made alive in the spirit, preached to spirits in prison who were disobedient in the days of Noah.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “This call to endure unjust suffering is grounded in the ultimate example of Christ, who suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous.”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · AFFIRM
  “The chapter provides domestic instructions for Christian wives and husbands, exhorts the community to unity and non-retaliation, comforts those suffering for righteousness, and grounds this endurance in Christ's substitutionary suffering, his victory in the Spirit, and the typological salvation represented by Noah's ark and Christian baptism.”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · AFFIRM
  “The chapter concludes with a complex theological exposition of Christ's suffering, death in the flesh, and being made alive in the Spirit...”
- Seventh-day Adventist · AFFIRM
  “Peter points to Christ as the ultimate example, who suffered for sins, was put to death in the flesh, and made alive in the Spirit.”

Spécifique à la famille — caractéristique d’une seule famille

Christ's death was a penal substitutionary atonement in which the righteous definitively satisfied divine justice for the unrighteous.
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- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “Emphasizing innocent suffering, the text encourages believers to endure mistreatment for doing good, pointing to Christ's substitutionary suffering—the righteous for the unrighteous—as the ultimate example.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “Verse 18 is recognized as a premier statement of substitutionary atonement, demonstrating that Christ, the just, definitively satisfied divine justice for the unjust.”
The requirement that baptism involves an 'appeal to God for a good conscience' invalidates infant baptism by necessitating a conscious, mature profession of faith.
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- Baptist · AFFIRM
  “John Gill's 'Exposition of the Entire Bible' argues forcefully from this verse that because baptism requires 'the answer of a good conscience toward God,' infants cannot be valid subjects, as they are incapable of making such a conscious pledge.”
- Anabaptist / Mennonite · AFFIRM
  “Early leaders such as Balthasar Hubmaier and Menno Simons argued extensively that if baptism is the 'answer of a good conscience toward God,' it necessitates a conscious, mature faith that an infant cannot possibly exercise.”
- Seventh-day Adventist · AFFIRM
  “Verse 21 is also received as an affirmation of believer's baptism by immersion, emphasizing that it is an 'answer of a good conscience' rather than a sacramental washing away of original sin, thereby necessitating a conscious, mature choice.”
The connection between the Flood and Baptism is explicitly invoked during the blessing of the baptismal font in sacramental liturgies.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “Liturgically, the typological connection between the Flood and Baptism (verses 20-21) is central to the Easter Vigil in the Roman Rite, specifically during the blessing of the baptismal water, where the prayer explicitly recalls the waters of the flood foreshadowing regeneration.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “In the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, the priest's prayer for the sanctification of the waters in the Euchologion explicitly invokes the typology of Noah, asking God to make the font a vessel of salvation that drowns sin, directly applying verses 20-21.”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “In the Coptic Liturgy of Holy Baptism, the prayers for the consecration of the baptismal waters explicitly invoke the salvation of Noah's household through water as the paradigm for the catechumen's deliverance.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · AFFIRM
  “The typology of Noah's ark (verses 20-21) provides the scriptural foundation for the 'Flood Prayer' in the Book of Common Prayer, where passing through the waters signifies being washed of sin and received into the ark of Christ's Church.”

Spécifique à la tradition — une seule tradition

The instructions regarding marriage constitute an ascetic discipline of mutual self-offering designed to maintain unbroken communion with God.
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- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The injunctions are understood not merely as social codes but as an ascetic discipline of mutual self-offering, emphasizing that marital friction directly severs one's communion with God ('that your prayers be not hindered').”
The marital instructions outline holy earthly vocations in which Christians are called to serve their neighbor.
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- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “By including these verses in the Small Catechism, the tradition frames marital responsibilities as holy callings where Christians serve God by serving their neighbor.”
The command not to repay evil for evil establishes a strict mandate for absolute Christian nonviolence and pacifism.
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- Anabaptist / Mennonite · AFFIRM
  “The command to avoid rendering evil for evil (v. 9) is applied through strict pacifism, the refusal of military service, abstaining from lawsuits, and practicing restorative justice.”
The requirement to first 'sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts' mandates a presuppositional approach to apologetics that rejects neutral epistemological ground.
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- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “Theologians such as Cornelius Van Til established the presuppositional method upon this verse, arguing that one cannot properly offer a 'reason' (apologia) to the world unless Christ is epistemologically and spiritually 'sanctified as Lord' in the heart first.”
The statement that Christ was put to death in the flesh but remained alive in the spirit proves the single, indivisible subjectivity of the incarnate Word.
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- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Cyril of Alexandria repeatedly cited this verse to insist upon the single subjectivity of the Incarnate Word: it was the one indivisible Son of God who suffered death according to the flesh, while remaining living and life-giving in His divinity, thus rejecting any division of Christ into two acting subjects.”
The exaltation of Christ over angels, authorities, and powers provides the theological basis for the believer's present authority in spiritual warfare and deliverance ministry.
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- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · AFFIRM
  “Christ being 'made alive in the Spirit' and subsequently triumphant over 'angels and authorities and powers' (v. 22) is understood by scholars like French L. Arrington as the basis for the believer's present authority over demonic forces.”

Mentionné à travers les familles — affirmé quelque part dans chaque famille, sans majorité — pas de consensus

The designation of husbands and wives as 'joint heirs of the grace of life' affirms their fundamental spiritual equality.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “Highlights the phrase 'joint-heirs of the grace of life' as affirming the fundamental spiritual equality and shared dignity of husbands and wives.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · AFFIRM
  “Conversely, broad, progressive, and Anglo-Catholic wings (prominently within the Episcopal Church) read the subjection of wives through historical-critical reasoning as an accommodation to first-century Greco-Roman cultural norms, highlighting verse 7's egalitarian 'joint-heirs of the grace of life' as the overarching Gospel trajectory that subverts patriarchal structures.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “Husbands are routinely called to repent of harshness, using verse 7 to recognize their wives as spiritual equals and 'joint heirs,' warning that relational sin disrupts fellowship with God (hindered prayers).”
- Baptist · AFFIRM
  “The 'Baptist Faith and Message 2000' utilizes these verses to support a complementarian view of marriage, emphasizing that while husbands and wives possess absolute spiritual equality as 'joint-heirs of the grace of life' (v. 7), they are called to distinct, complementary roles of gracious submission (v. 1) and honoring servant leadership.”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · AFFIRM
  “Regarding marital instructions, commentators like Adam Clarke emphasized verse 7, noting that husbands and wives are joint heirs of the grace of life, a reading that provided early theological grounding for the spiritual equality of women in Methodism.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · AFFIRM
  “In this epistolary section, Peter outlines ethical conduct for Christian households and congregations, beginning with wives submitting to husbands and prioritizing inward purity over outward adornment (3:1-6), followed by husbands being commanded to honor their wives as joint heirs of life (3:7).”
A husband's failure to honor his wife creates relational discord that directly hinders the effectiveness of his prayers.
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- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The injunctions are understood not merely as social codes but as an ascetic discipline of mutual self-offering, emphasizing that marital friction directly severs one's communion with God ('that your prayers be not hindered').”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “Husbands are routinely called to repent of harshness, using verse 7 to recognize their wives as spiritual equals and 'joint heirs,' warning that relational sin disrupts fellowship with God (hindered prayers).”
- Baptist · AFFIRM
  “In pastoral counseling, verses 1-7 are applied to marriages to foster mutual respect, warning husbands specifically that a failure to honor their wives will result in hindered prayers (v. 7).”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · AFFIRM
  “...pastors warn that relational discord and a failure to honor one's spouse will literally 'hinder' the flow of the Holy Spirit, blocking answers to prayers for divine healing, financial provision, and the manifestation of spiritual gifts.”

Contesté — une famille est divisée, ou les familles s’opposent (affirment vs rejettent)

The instructions regarding wives and husbands outline a permanent complementarian framework of distinct gender roles within marriage.
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- Catholic · QUALIFY
  “Finally, regarding the household codes (vv. 1-7), modern Magisterial teaching, such as that of John Paul II, highlights verse 7's description of spouses as 'joint-heirs of the grace of life' to frame mutual submission and the profound spiritual equality of men and women.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · QUALIFY
  “The household codes (verses 1-7) are applied across a broad spectrum: conservative and evangelical parishes often read them as prescribing complementary gender roles tempered by mutual honor and the shared status of 'joint-heirs.'”
- Baptist · AFFIRM
  “The 'Baptist Faith and Message 2000' utilizes these verses to support a complementarian view of marriage, emphasizing that while husbands and wives possess absolute spiritual equality as 'joint-heirs of the grace of life' (v. 7), they are called to distinct, complementary roles of gracious submission (v. 1) and honoring servant leadership.”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · DENY
  “Verse 7 establishes that husbands and wives are spiritual equals as joint heirs of grace, mitigating rigid hierarchies.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · AFFIRM
  “The instructions to husbands and wives in verses 1-7 are regularly utilized in marriage seminars and sermons on the home, reinforcing a complementarian view of marriage and emphasizing modest apparel and spiritual character over physical adornment.”
The subjection commanded to wives represents a first-century cultural accommodation rather than a universal mandate for marital hierarchy.
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- Anglican / Episcopal · QUALIFY
  “Conversely, broad, progressive, and Anglo-Catholic wings (prominently within the Episcopal Church) read the subjection of wives through historical-critical reasoning as an accommodation to first-century Greco-Roman cultural norms, highlighting verse 7's egalitarian 'joint-heirs of the grace of life' as the overarching Gospel trajectory that subverts patriarchal structures.”
- Baptist · DENY
  “The 'Baptist Faith and Message 2000' utilizes these verses to support a complementarian view of marriage, emphasizing that while husbands and wives possess absolute spiritual equality as 'joint-heirs of the grace of life' (v. 7), they are called to distinct, complementary roles of gracious submission (v. 1) and honoring servant leadership.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · DENY
  “The instructions to husbands and wives in verses 1-7 are regularly utilized in marriage seminars and sermons on the home, reinforcing a complementarian view of marriage and emphasizing modest apparel and spiritual character over physical adornment.”
The prohibition against outward adornment is a literal, enduring mandate for Christian plain dress and simplicity.
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- Oriental Orthodox · QUALIFY
  “Ascetically, the apostolic command to forsake outward braiding of hair and gold in favor of the 'hidden person of the heart' (vv. 3-4) is applied broadly beyond its immediate context of married women. It serves as a foundational text for the tradition's monastic and lay asceticism, prioritizing inner stillness, humility, and purity over worldly status or adornment.”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · AFFIRM
  “Verses 3 and 4 strictly prohibit costly apparel and jewelry, viewing them as impediments to inward holiness and charity.”
- Anabaptist / Mennonite · AFFIRM
  “Finally, verses 3-4 provide the explicit biblical foundation for plain dress; conservative Anabaptist groups read the prohibition against braided hair, gold, and fine apparel as a literal, ongoing ordinance to maintain separation from worldly pride and cultivate humility.”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · QUALIFY
  “While modern Pentecostal bodies have largely relaxed strict dress codes, the emphasis on inward transformation taking precedence over outward display remains a core characteristic.”
- Seventh-day Adventist · AFFIRM
  “Uses verses 3-4 to explicitly forbid the wearing of jewelry and ostentatious clothing, establishing the standard of modest dress for the church.”
The warning against outward adornment is a general prioritization of inner purity rather than a strict legal prohibition of all jewelry and fashionable clothing.
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- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “It serves as a foundational text for the tradition's monastic and lay asceticism, prioritizing inner stillness, humility, and purity over worldly status or adornment.”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · DENY
  “Verses 3 and 4 strictly prohibit costly apparel and jewelry, viewing them as impediments to inward holiness and charity.”
- Anabaptist / Mennonite · DENY
  “In conservative branches (such as the Amish, Old Order Mennonites, and Hutterites), verses 3-4 are applied via visible church disciplines regarding plain dress—mandating unadorned clothing, prohibiting jewelry, and wearing modest head coverings to cultivate a 'meek and quiet spirit.'”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · QUALIFY
  “Periodicals from the Azusa Street revival and early denominational manuals strictly applied the warnings against braiding hair, wearing gold, and donning elaborate apparel, arguing that the baptism in the Holy Spirit naturally produces the 'incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit.' While modern Pentecostal bodies have largely relaxed strict dress codes, the emphasis on inward transformation taking precedence over outward display remains a core characteristic.”
- Seventh-day Adventist · DENY
  “Uses verses 3-4 to explicitly forbid the wearing of jewelry and ostentatious clothing, establishing the standard of modest dress for the church.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · AFFIRM
  “In this epistolary section, Peter outlines ethical conduct for Christian households and congregations, beginning with wives submitting to husbands and prioritizing inward purity over outward adornment (3:1-6), followed by husbands being commanded to honor their wives as joint heirs of life (3:7).”
The mandate to 'always be ready to give a defense' provides the biblical foundation for formal Christian apologetics and the logical defense of the faith.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “Morally and pastorally, verse 15 ('always be ready to give an answer') is constantly invoked to promote Catholic apologetics, encouraging the faithful to harmonize faith and reason when explaining the Gospel to an unbelieving world, always doing so with the 'meekness and fear' prescribed by the text.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · AFFIRM
  “Ethically, verse 15 serves as a bedrock for Anglican apologetics, urging a reasoned defense of the Christian faith tempered with humility and reverence, integrating Hooker's triad of scripture, tradition, and reason.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “Finally, verse 15 has profoundly shaped Reformed epistemology and apologetics.”
- Baptist · AFFIRM
  “In discipleship, verse 15 is used universally to train believers in evangelism and apologetics, urging every church member to be prepared to share their personal testimony and defend the gospel with neighbors in a posture of humility.”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · QUALIFY
  “Verse 15 serves as a core text for Methodist testimony and evangelism; believers are taught to continually nurture the inner witness of the Holy Spirit so they are always ready to share the reason for the hope they possess.”
- Anabaptist / Mennonite · QUALIFY
  “Believers are also actively taught to expect worldly hostility and to prepare themselves to give a humble, non-combative defense of their faith (v. 15) when challenged by state or religious authorities.”
- Seventh-day Adventist · AFFIRM
  “Furthermore, verse 15 ('be ready always to give an answer') is a frequently cited memory verse in Adventist Sabbath Schools and apologetic training, motivating members to articulate the biblical reasons for distinctive doctrines like the seventh-day Sabbath, the sanctuary, and the historicist reading of prophecy with 'meekness and fear.'”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · AFFIRM
  “Furthermore, verse 15 ('ready always to give an answer') constitutes the biblical mandate for the tradition's rigorous culture of debate, logic, and Christian evidences, establishing that faith must be rational and demonstrable.”
Christ's preaching to the 'spirits in prison' refers to his triumphant post-mortem descent into the underworld to conquer death and liberate the captive righteous dead.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “The Latin scholastic tradition, notably articulated by Thomas Aquinas, historically interpreted the 'spirits in prison' as the righteous dead waiting in the 'Limbo of the Fathers' (Limbus Patrum), to whom Christ preached the joyful news of their liberation.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Christ's preaching to the spirits in prison constitutes His triumphant, life-giving invasion of Hades to liberate the dead.”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Writers like Jacob of Serugh vividly depicted Christ's soul, remaining united to His divinity even after being separated from His body, descending into the underworld to proclaim victory and liberate the captive dead.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · QUALIFY
  “This revision reflects a characteristically Anglican comprehensiveness, allowing for diverse views on whether the passage implies a literal harrowing of hell, Christ preaching through Noah, or a broader proclamation of cosmic victory.”
- Lutheran · QUALIFY
  “The Formula of Concord treats this passage to affirm that the whole person of Christ descended to hell to conquer the devil, cautioning against speculative probing into the mechanics of this mystery.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · DENY
  “Rejecting the Roman Catholic and Lutheran views of a literal post-mortem descent into Hell (the Harrowing of Hell), Reformed orthodox theologians like Francis Turretin have historically argued that the pre-incarnate Spirit of Christ preached through Noah to the wicked of his generation, who are now, at the time of Peter's writing, spirits in prison.”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · DENY
  “The spirits in prison refers to the pre-incarnate Spirit of Christ preaching through Noah to the disobedient, not a post-mortem descent into hell.”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · QUALIFY
  “The victory declared to the 'spirits in prison' signifies the total subjugation of cosmic evil to the exalted Christ.”
- Seventh-day Adventist · DENY
  “Because the tradition firmly rejects the concept of a conscious, disembodied immortal soul, it vigorously denies interpretations that read these verses as an account of Christ's ghost descending into hell or purgatory during His three days in the tomb.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · DENY
  “To avoid any implication of purgatory or post-mortem salvation, the prevailing hermeneutic, clearly articulated by commentators like Guy N. Woods, concludes that Christ did not descend into Hades to preach to the dead.”
Christ's preaching to the 'spirits in prison' refers to the pre-incarnate Spirit of Christ preaching through Noah to the disobedient, living human beings before the flood.
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- Catholic · DENY
  “The Latin scholastic tradition, notably articulated by Thomas Aquinas, historically interpreted the 'spirits in prison' as the righteous dead waiting in the 'Limbo of the Fathers' (Limbus Patrum), to whom Christ preached the joyful news of their liberation.”
- Eastern Orthodox · DENY
  “John of Damascus argues that just as Christ preached the Gospel to the living on earth, He descended in His deified soul to preach to the 'spirits in prison,' illuminating those in the darkness of the underworld.”
- Oriental Orthodox · DENY
  “Writers like Jacob of Serugh vividly depicted Christ's soul, remaining united to His divinity even after being separated from His body, descending into the underworld to proclaim victory and liberate the captive dead.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · QUALIFY
  “This revision reflects a characteristically Anglican comprehensiveness, allowing for diverse views on whether the passage implies a literal harrowing of hell, Christ preaching through Noah, or a broader proclamation of cosmic victory.”
- Lutheran · DENY
  “The Formula of Concord treats this passage to affirm that the whole person of Christ descended to hell to conquer the devil, cautioning against speculative probing into the mechanics of this mystery.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “Rejecting the Roman Catholic and Lutheran views of a literal post-mortem descent into Hell (the Harrowing of Hell), Reformed orthodox theologians like Francis Turretin have historically argued that the pre-incarnate Spirit of Christ preached through Noah to the wicked of his generation, who are now, at the time of Peter's writing, spirits in prison.”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · AFFIRM
  “The spirits in prison refers to the pre-incarnate Spirit of Christ preaching through Noah to the disobedient, not a post-mortem descent into hell.”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · QUALIFY
  “The victory declared to the 'spirits in prison' signifies the total subjugation of cosmic evil to the exalted Christ.”
- Seventh-day Adventist · AFFIRM
  “Through this Spirit, Christ preached to the 'spirits in prison'—understood not as literal ghosts in an underworld, but as living human beings enslaved by sin during the 120 years before the Flood. The preaching was done mediatorially through Noah.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · AFFIRM
  “Rather, the Spirit of Christ preached through Noah to the disobedient antediluvians while they lived on earth; those unrepentant individuals are the 'spirits' who are now in the 'prison' of Hades awaiting final judgment.”
The narrative of Christ's descent to the imprisoned spirits forms the theological core of Holy Saturday and Paschal liturgical rites.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “In the Byzantine Rite used by many Eastern Catholic churches, Christ's descent to the 'spirits in prison' (verse 19) is the dominant theme of Holy Saturday Matins and Vespers, dramatically enacted in the liturgy as Christ shattering the gates of Hades.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The harrowing of Hades and the preaching to the spirits in prison (vv. 18-19) form the theological core of Holy Saturday Matins (celebrated on Good Friday evening) and the Paschal Vigil.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · DENY
  “To avoid any implication of purgatory or post-mortem salvation, the prevailing hermeneutic, clearly articulated by commentators like Guy N. Woods, concludes that Christ did not descend into Hades to preach to the dead.”
The salvation of Noah's household through water typologically prefigures the Christian sacrament of baptism.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “Accompanying this is a profound typological reading, championed by Augustine of Hippo, where Noah's Ark prefigures the Church, and the floodwaters prefigure the regenerative waters of Baptism which destroy sin.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The preservation of Noah's family through water is presented as a type for baptism, which now saves believers through the resurrection of Christ, who is exalted over all cosmic powers.”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Additionally, the Alexandrian and Syriac schools heavily emphasized the typological reading of verses 20-21, viewing the Flood not primarily as an act of destruction, but as a purifying, regenerative deluge that established the Ark as the archetypal Church.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · AFFIRM
  “The narrative concludes by utilizing the salvation of Noah's family through the waters of the flood as a typology for Christian baptism, which saves believers not by removing physical dirt, but through the pledge of a good conscience toward God, grounded in the resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ.”
- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “Finally, the author explicitly connects the saving of eight souls through water in Noah's ark to baptism, stating that baptism now saves believers as an appeal to God for a good conscience, grounded in the resurrection of Christ.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “Noah's ark, which saved eight people through water, is presented as a type for baptism, which now saves believers—not by washing physical dirt, but by the pledge of a good conscience toward God through Christ's resurrection and cosmic exaltation.”
- Baptist · QUALIFY
  “Because Peter qualifies the phrase 'baptism... now saves you' by explicitly denying that the physical water puts away filth, Baptists read the rite as a memorial 'figure' or symbol.”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · AFFIRM
  “The chapter provides domestic instructions for Christian wives and husbands, exhorts the community to unity and non-retaliation, comforts those suffering for righteousness, and grounds this endurance in Christ's substitutionary suffering, his victory in the Spirit, and the typological salvation represented by Noah's ark and Christian baptism.”
- Anabaptist / Mennonite · QUALIFY
  “Therefore, the tradition reads baptism not as a mechanical sacrament, but as an ethical pledge of discipleship and yielding to Christ's rule.”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · QUALIFY
  “verse 21 is a critical locus for Pentecostal sacramentology, or rather, its rejection of sacramentalism... Theologians like Stanley M. Horton point to Peter's parenthetical clarification—'not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience'—to argue that water baptism is an ordinance and an outward symbol.”
- Seventh-day Adventist · QUALIFY
  “Verse 21 is also received as an affirmation of believer's baptism by immersion, emphasizing that it is an 'answer of a good conscience' rather than a sacramental washing away of original sin, thereby necessitating a conscious, mature choice.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · AFFIRM
  “Peter uses the salvation of eight souls through the floodwaters as a historical type, declaring that its antitype, baptism, now saves believers—not as a physical washing, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience through the resurrection of Jesus Christ (3:18-22).”
The declaration that 'baptism now saves you' affirms baptismal regeneration, establishing that the sacrament objectively effects salvation and the remission of sins.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “Cites the assertion that 'baptism now saves you' to dogmatically affirm that Baptism is necessary for salvation and truly washes away sin, rather than being a mere symbol.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Regarding verse 21 ('baptism, which now saves you'), Orthodoxy rejects purely symbolic readings, viewing the waters of baptism as an efficacious mystery that effects theosis.”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Additionally, the Alexandrian and Syriac schools heavily emphasized the typological reading of verses 20-21, viewing the Flood not primarily as an act of destruction, but as a purifying, regenerative deluge that established the Ark as the archetypal Church.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · QUALIFY
  “Richard Hooker and the Book of Common Prayer Catechism emphasize this to hold together the outward visible sign and the inward spiritual grace, resisting both a purely mechanical sacramentalism and a purely symbolic memorialism.”
- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “Martin Luther, in the Large Catechism, cites this verse to assert that baptism is not a mere symbol, but a powerful means of grace that effects salvation.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · DENY
  “Over against baptismal regeneration (ex opere operato), John Calvin and the framers of the Westminster Confession emphasize that baptism 'saves' as a covenantal sign and seal.”
- Baptist · DENY
  “Verse 21 serves as a cornerstone for the Baptist doctrine of credobaptism and the rejection of baptismal regeneration.”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · DENY
  “Baptism's saving power in verse 21 is located in the inward answer of a good conscience produced by grace, not the external rite.”
- Anabaptist / Mennonite · DENY
  “Therefore, the tradition reads baptism not as a mechanical sacrament, but as an ethical pledge of discipleship and yielding to Christ's rule.”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · DENY
  “Classical Pentecostals firmly reject baptismal regeneration.”
- Seventh-day Adventist · DENY
  “Verse 21 is also received as an affirmation of believer's baptism by immersion, emphasizing that it is an 'answer of a good conscience' rather than a sacramental washing away of original sin, thereby necessitating a conscious, mature choice.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · QUALIFY
  “David Lipscomb's commentary reinforced that the saving power is not in the water itself, but in the believer's faithful submission to the command.”
Water immersion is the instrumental act of obedience through which a believer appeals to God for the remission of sins, distinct from both mystical regeneration and mere symbolism.
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- Catholic · DENY
  “Accompanying this is a profound typological reading, championed by Augustine of Hippo, where Noah's Ark prefigures the Church, and the floodwaters prefigure the regenerative waters of Baptism which destroy sin.”
- Eastern Orthodox · DENY
  “Regarding verse 21 ('baptism, which now saves you'), Orthodoxy rejects purely symbolic readings, viewing the waters of baptism as an efficacious mystery that effects theosis.”
- Oriental Orthodox · DENY
  “Additionally, the Alexandrian and Syriac schools heavily emphasized the typological reading of verses 20-21, viewing the Flood not primarily as an act of destruction, but as a purifying, regenerative deluge that established the Ark as the archetypal Church.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · QUALIFY
  “Richard Hooker and the Book of Common Prayer Catechism emphasize this to hold together the outward visible sign and the inward spiritual grace, resisting both a purely mechanical sacramentalism and a purely symbolic memorialism.”
- Lutheran · DENY
  “Martin Luther, in the Large Catechism, cites this verse to assert that baptism is not a mere symbol, but a powerful means of grace that effects salvation.”
- Baptist · DENY
  “The physical act is practiced strictly as a symbolic declaration of a salvation that has already occurred inwardly.”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · DENY
  “Baptism's saving power in verse 21 is located in the inward answer of a good conscience produced by grace, not the external rite.”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · DENY
  “Theologians like Stanley M. Horton point to Peter's parenthetical clarification—'not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience'—to argue that water baptism is an ordinance and an outward symbol.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · AFFIRM
  “The phrase 'not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience' is read not to diminish water baptism, but to define its purpose: it is not a physical bath, but the obedient act through which a sinner receives a clear conscience from God.”
The efficacy of baptism involves both the outward visible sign and the inward spiritual grace, operating as a covenantal seal rather than a purely mechanical action.
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- Anglican / Episcopal · AFFIRM
  “Richard Hooker and the Book of Common Prayer Catechism emphasize this to hold together the outward visible sign and the inward spiritual grace, resisting both a purely mechanical sacramentalism and a purely symbolic memorialism.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “Over against baptismal regeneration (ex opere operato), John Calvin and the framers of the Westminster Confession emphasize that baptism 'saves' as a covenantal sign and seal.”
- Baptist · DENY
  “The physical act is practiced strictly as a symbolic declaration of a salvation that has already occurred inwardly.”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · DENY
  “In teaching on baptism, pastors use verse 21 to explicitly instruct candidates that the water immersion does not save them, but rather serves as a public testimony of an inward reality already accomplished by the Spirit.”
Baptism functions strictly as a symbolic ordinance and an outward testimony of a salvation already accomplished inwardly by faith.
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- Catholic · DENY
  “The tradition reads 'baptism doth also now save us' literally, affirming that the sacrament is causally efficacious for salvation and not merely symbolic.”
- Eastern Orthodox · DENY
  “Regarding verse 21 ('baptism, which now saves you'), Orthodoxy rejects purely symbolic readings, viewing the waters of baptism as an efficacious mystery that effects theosis.”
- Oriental Orthodox · DENY
  “The narrative intertwines Christ's physical death and spiritual vivification with the events of Noah's day, presenting the ark and the floodwaters as a direct prefiguration of the baptism that now saves believers.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · DENY
  “Richard Hooker and the Book of Common Prayer Catechism emphasize this to hold together the outward visible sign and the inward spiritual grace, resisting both a purely mechanical sacramentalism and a purely symbolic memorialism.”
- Lutheran · DENY
  “Martin Luther, in the Large Catechism, cites this verse to assert that baptism is not a mere symbol, but a powerful means of grace that effects salvation.”
- Baptist · AFFIRM
  “The physical act is practiced strictly as a symbolic declaration of a salvation that has already occurred inwardly.”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · QUALIFY
  “Furthermore, Wesley read verse 21 through an experiential lens: baptism saves not by the outward washing of water, but through the answer of a good conscience, reflecting the inward assurance of justifying and sanctifying grace.”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · AFFIRM
  “In teaching on baptism, pastors use verse 21 to explicitly instruct candidates that the water immersion does not save them, but rather serves as a public testimony of an inward reality already accomplished by the Spirit.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · DENY
  “1 Peter 3:21 demonstrates that baptism is the antitype of the ark, serving as the instrumental means through which the believer is saved by the power of Christ's resurrection, rather than a mere symbol.”

Étape 7Générer la New Consensus Bible

À partir du texte en langue originale. Les traditions documentent la réception ; elles ne votent pas sur la formulation. Chaque formulation contestée tranchée par le rendu est listée ci-dessous, et non masquée.

¹Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some disobey the word, they will be won over without a word by the behavior of their wives, ²when they observe your pure behavior in fear. ³Let your adorning not be the outward adorning of braiding hair and of putting around gold or of putting on garments, ⁴but let it be the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adorning of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great value in the sight of God. ⁵For this is how in the past the holy women, the ones hoping in God, also adorned themselves, being subject to their own husbands, ⁶just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children you have become, doing good and fearing no terror. ⁷The husbands likewise, living with them according to knowledge, assigning honor as to a weaker vessel, to the female, as also to joint heirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. ⁸Finally, all of you be of one mind, sympathetic, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, humble-minded, ⁹not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing. ¹⁰For, 'The one willing to love life and to see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips from speaking deceit. ¹¹And let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. ¹²Because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those doing evil.' ¹³And who is the one who will harm you, if you become zealous for the good? ¹⁴But even if you should suffer for righteousness, you are blessed. 'Do not fear their fear, nor be troubled;' ¹⁵but sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts. Always be ready for a defense to everyone asking you for a reason concerning the hope in you, ¹⁶having a good conscience, so that in whatever you are spoken against as evildoers, those who disparage your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. ¹⁷For it is better, if the will of God wills it, to suffer doing good than doing evil. ¹⁸Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, so that he might bring you to God, being put to death indeed in flesh, but made alive in spirit, ¹⁹in which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison, ²⁰who disobeyed in the past, when the patience of God waited in the days of Noah, while an ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were brought safely through water. ²¹And baptism, which is an antitype of this, now saves you—not a putting away of the filth of the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ²²who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, with angels and authorities and powers being subjected to him.

Choix effectués — chaque conflit que le rendu a tranché

Verset	Source	Options	Choix	Pourquoi	Cat.
v1	ὑποτασσόμεναι	first-century cultural accommodation (A), permanent complementarian framework (A), literal participial instruction without dogmatic resolution (S)	literal participial instruction without dogmatic resolution	Maintains the source text's instruction without overtly resolving the scope, as it is disputed among traditions.	interpretive
v1	ὑποτασσόμεναι	be in subjection (T), be subject (T), being subject (S)	be subject	Translates the participle with an imperatival force typical of Petrine style.	grammatical
v1	ἀναστροφῆς	conversation (T), deportment (T), behavior (T, S)	behavior	Uses modern English to accurately denote observable conduct.	lexical
v1	τῆς τῶν γυναικῶν	the wives (T), their wives (T, S)	their wives	Renders the article before women as possessive in accordance with English idiom.	grammatical
v2	ἐποπτεύσαντες	seeing (T), beholding (T), considering (T), having witnessed (T), observing (S)	observing	Captures the attentive visual scrutiny implied by the source verb.	lexical
v3	οὐχ ὁ ἔξωθεν... κόσμος	enduring mandate for plain dress (A), general prioritization of inner purity (A), direct prohibition of the outward acts (S)	direct prohibition of the outward acts	Translates the prohibition as written, leaving its application open, as it is disputed among traditions.	interpretive
v3	ἐμπλοκῆς	plaiting (T), tressing (T), braiding (T, S)	braiding	Adopts the standard contemporary term for intertwined hair.	lexical
v3	ὧν ἔστω οὐχ ὁ	be that (T), from the (T), which is (T), let your adorning not be (S)	let your adorning not be	Supplies the implied verb to govern the overarching article structure covering the whole string of nouns.	stylistic
v4	ἄνθρωπος	man (T), person (T, S)	person	Conveys the universal human nature intended by the source without gender restriction.	lexical
v5	ἐλπίζουσαι	trusted in (T), hoped (T), did hope on (T), hoping (S)	hoping	Maintains the continuous participial action of the source text.	grammatical
v6	φοβούμεναι	afraid with (T), put in fear by (T), fearing (T, S)	fearing	Translates the active participle directly, preserving the figura etymologica.	grammatical
v7	ἀπονέμοντες τιμὴν ὡς καὶ συγκληρονόμοις	giving honour... as being heirs together (T), assigning honor... as also to joint heirs (S)	assigning honor... as also to joint heirs	Clarifies the grammatical syntax to uphold the command that husbands must honor their wives as joint heirs, a principle that is broadly held across traditions.	interpretive
v7	ὡς ἀσθενεστέρῳ σκεύει τῷ γυναικείῳ	as to the weaker vessel (T), to a weaker vessel (T), as to a weaker vessel, to the female (S)	as to a weaker vessel, to the female	Preserves the specific article pattern separating the descriptive phrase and the noun.	grammatical
v7	συγκληρονόμοις	heirs together (T), fellow-heirs (T), co-heirs (T), joint heirs (T, S)	joint heirs	A clear, established rendering of the compound noun.	lexical
v9	μὴ ἀποδιδόντες κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ	not rendering evil for evil (T), not giving back evil for evil (T), not returning evil for evil (S)	not returning evil for evil	Updates the verb for clarity while maintaining the ethical injunction universally urged across traditions.	interpretive
v9	λοιδορίαν	railing (T), reviling (T), insult (T, S)	insult	Replaces archaic terminology with an equivalent contemporary term.	lexical
v10	παυσάτω	refrain (T), keep (T), guard (T), restrain (T), cause to cease (T)	cause to cease	Reflects the transitive imperative form of the Greek verb directly.	lexical
v11	ἐκκλινάτω	eschew (T), turn aside (T), avoid (T), shun (T), decline (T), turn away (T, S)	turn away	Employs an active, modern phrasal verb to express spatial or moral departure.	lexical
v13	κακώσων	harm (T), do evil (T), do you evil (T)	harm	Translates the verb in its standard sense while recognizing the underlying root connection to 'evil'.	lexical
v14	τὸν δὲ φόβον αὐτῶν μὴ φοβηθῆτε	be not afraid of their terror (T), do not fear what they fear (T), do not fear their fear (S)	Do not fear their fear	Preserves the internal cognate structure directly quoting the Septuagint of Isaiah 8, reflecting the call to endure suffering without fear, which is universally urged across traditions.	interpretive
v15	πρὸς ἀπολογίαν	biblical foundation for formal Christian apologetics (A), general explanation of hope (A), defense (T, S)	defense	Uses a direct equivalent that retains the forensic nuance without resolving whether this mandates a formal academic discipline, as the scope is disputed among traditions.	interpretive
v15	(omission)	with meekness and fear (T), omission (S)	omission	Follows the provided source text exactly, which lacks the final phrase of the verse found in other texts.	textual
v16	ἀναστροφήν	conversation (T), way of life (T), manner of life (T), behaviour (T), deportment (T)	behavior	Maintains the lexical link to verses 1 and 2.	lexical
v17	εἰ θέλοι τὸ θέλημα	if the will of God be so (T), if it is God's will (T), if the will of God should so will (T), if the will of God wills it (S)	if the will of God wills it	Maintains the distinct verb-noun repetition found in the Greek.	stylistic
v18	Χριστὸς ἅπαξ περὶ ἁμαρτιῶν ἔπαθεν	Christ also hath once suffered for sins (T), Christ also suffered for sins once (T, S)	Christ also suffered for sins once	Maintains the clear declaration of the atonement event, which is broadly affirmed among traditions.	interpretive
v18	ἁμαρτιῶν	our sins (T), sins (T, S)	sins	Translates the unmodified noun provided in the source text without adding a possessive pronoun.	textual
v18	ὑμᾶς	us (T), you (T, S)	you	Translates the specific plural pronoun provided in the source text.	textual
v18	τῷ πνεύματι	Spirit (T), spirit (S, A)	spirit	Capitalizes neutrally to parallel 'flesh' according to the source chiasm, leaving the doctrinal referent open.	interpretive
v19	τοῖς ἐν φυλακῇ πνεύμασιν πορευθεὶς ἐκήρυξεν	harrowing of hell (A), pre-incarnate preaching (A), preaching to fallen angels (A), went and preached to the spirits in prison (T, S)	went and preached to the spirits in prison	Provides a direct translation of the proclamation event, as there is agreement that he made a proclamation, even though the referent is heavily disputed among traditions.	interpretive
v20	δι᾽ ὕδατος	by water (T), through water (T, S)	through water	Reflects the primary spatial sense of the preposition with instrumental undertones.	lexical
v21	νῦν σῴζει βάπτισμα	baptismal regeneration (A), covenantal seal (A), instrumental act of obedience (A), symbolic ordinance (A), literal statement of salvation (S)	literal statement of salvation	States that baptism 'now saves' without inserting theological qualifiers, as the sacrament's efficacy is deeply disputed among traditions.	interpretive
v21	ἀντίτυπον	like figure (T), true likeness (T), antitype (T, S)	antitype	Uses the theological term to express the typological correspondence, which reflects the agreement among traditions.	interpretive
v21	ἐπερώτημα	answer (T), interrogation (T), question (T), demand (T), examination (T), appeal (S, A)	appeal	Accurately conveys the sense of a pledge or formal request directed toward God.	lexical
v22	ὑποταγέντων	being made subject (T), having been subjected (T), being subjected (S)	being subjected	Uses the aorist passive participle to denote the ongoing or accomplished state, creating an inclusio on subjection.	grammatical

Limites à connaître

This is AI-generated and source-grounded, and it is approved by no community that holds these traditions.
The readings were produced in isolated calls that do not see one another. Isolation prevents anchoring; it does not make them independent witnesses.
The Nicene-Trinitarian boundary, and the decision not to seat non-denominational Evangelicalism separately (it is a cross-traditional movement already present within several voting profiles), are editorial choices.
The roster, the grouping into three families, and the rule that families (not seat counts) carry consensus all shape the result. A different roster would produce a different synthesis.
One profile cannot exhaust a tradition; the synthesis reflects what the profiles said, not everything the traditions hold.
The non-voting panels (Academic, Jewish) never vote; LDS and Jehovah's Witness readings are a comparative appendix only.
Any profiles excluded for this chapter after failing the audit are named on the page and removed from the eligible roster for it.
The rendering is unreviewed by any tradition, and every contested wording it settled is listed in Choices Made — where the text forced a decision, the decision is documented rather than hidden behind a claim of preserved ambiguity.