1Pe 3:20-21 | KJV | STEP | 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 .

(KJV)

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.

(NASB2020)

who once were disobedient when the ^apatience of God ^bkept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of ^cthe ark, in which a few, that is, ^deight ^epersons, were brought safely through the water.

(NET2full)

after they were disobedient long ago ^{▼▼tn This reflects a Greek participle, literally “having been disobedient formerly,” that refers to the “spirits” in v. 19. Many translations take this as adjectival describing the spirits (“who had once been disobedient”; cf. NASB, NIV, NKJV, NLT, NRSV, TEV), but the grammatical construction strongly favors an adverbial interpretation describing the time of the preaching, as reflected above.} when God patiently waited ^{▼▼tn Grk “the patience of God waited.”} in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. In the ark ^{▼▼tn Grk “in which,” referring to the ark; the referent (the ark) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.} a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water.

1Pet 3: 21

(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:

(NASB2020)

ⁱCorresponding to that, baptism now saves you-- ^jnot the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God ^{▼▼Or from}for a ^lgood conscience --through ^mthe resurrection of Jesus Christ,

(NET2full)

And this prefigured baptism, which now saves you ^{▼▼tn Grk “which also, [as] an antitype, now saves you, [that is] baptism.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.} —not the washing off of physical dirt ^{▼▼tn Grk “the removal of the dirt of the flesh,” where flesh refers to the physical make-up of the body with no moral connotations.} but the pledge ^{▼▼tn Or “response”; “answer.”} of a good conscience to God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1Pet 3: 20

1Pet 3: 21