Cross references

1 Peter 4:6

That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

1 Peter 4:6 BSB
  1. a Or to those who are dead

1 Peter 4:6 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Romans 8:2 (14 votes) and 1 Peter 3:19 (13 votes). 8 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Matthew 24 to Revelation 14.

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Which verses does 1 Peter 4:6 point to?

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  1. Romans 8:214 votes

    For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.

  2. 1 Peter 3:1913 votes

    in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison

  3. Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.

  4. You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. …

  5. All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath. But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, …

  6. For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, …

  7. Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

  8. Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.

  9. Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin. Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.

  10. Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment. But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.

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