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1 Peter 3:21

King James Version (KJV)

The 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:

Translations

1 Peter 3:21 - Amplified Bible

And baptism, which is a figure [of their deliverance], does now also save you [from inward questionings and fears], not by the removing of outward body filth [bathing], but by [providing you with] the answer of a good and clear conscience (inward cleanness and peace) before God [because you are demonstrating what you believe to be yours] through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 3:21 - American Standard Version

which 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;

1 Peter 3:21 - Bible in Basic English

And baptism, of which this is an image, now gives you salvation, not by washing clean the flesh, but by making you free from the sense of sin before God, through the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead;

1 Peter 3:21 - Darby Bible

which 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,

1 Peter 3:21 - English Standard Version

Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1 Peter 3:21 - King James Version

The 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:

1 Peter 3:21 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y correspondiendo a esto, el bautismo ahora os salva (no quitando la suciedad de la carne, sino como una peticiòn a Dios de una buena conciencia) mediante la resurrecciòn de Jesucristo,

1 Peter 3:21 - The Message

1 Peter 3:21 - New American Standard Bible

Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you--not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1 Peter 3:21 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y correspondiendo a esto, el bautismo ahora los salva a ustedes, no quitando la suciedad de la carne, sino como una peticiòn a Dios de una buena conciencia, mediante la resurrecciòn de Jesucristo,

1 Peter 3:21 - World English Bible

This 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,

1 Peter 3:21 - Young's Living Translation

also 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,

1 Peter 3:21 - Additional Comments

See Luke 3:3, Acts 2:38.
Antitype means "a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament". Baptism is the antitype of Noah and his family on the ark safely passing through the water.
Noah and his family were saved from death by the ark, and this implies in the same way baptism saves us from spiritual death. But to them, baptism occurred at the faith decision, so they were synonymous. See Mark 16:16. It is the same as when railroad gates come down. They don't cause the train to come, but they are evidence of the train coming. And we could state if the gates didn't come down, the train didn't come. Well, the train always comes regardless of whether the gates are there, but they are, and the gates are a sign of the train coming. It is not the baptism, the dunk in the water, that saves, but the faith that accompanies it.
In God's eyes, is the marriage certificate or a marriage ceremony required for marriage? No. Yet, it always accompanies it.
See notes on Heb 9:22.

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