^{20 Ref} Who, in the days of Noah, went against God's orders; but God in his mercy kept back the punishment, while Noah got ready the ark, in which a small number, that is to say eight persons, got salvation through water:

^{21 Ref} 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;

^{22 Ref} Who has gone into heaven, and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been put under his rule.

^{20 Ref} who 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;

^{21 Ref} 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,

^{22 Ref} who is at the right hand of God, having gone on to heaven -- messengers, and authorities, and powers, having been subjected to him.

^{20 Ref} Which 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.

^{21 Ref} 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:

^{22 Ref} Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.