1Pe 3:20 | ESV | STEP | because they formerly did not obey , when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah , while the ark was being prepared , in which a few , that is , eight persons , were brought safely through water .

‏ 1 Peter 3:20

20 because ^{▼▼Or when} they formerly did not obey, ^bwhen God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, ^cwhile the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, ^deight persons, were brought safely through water.