1Pe 3:21 | NETfull | STEP | And this prefigured baptism, which now saves you – not the washing off of physical dirt but the pledge of a good conscience to God – through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1 Peter 3:21

21 And this prefigured baptism, which now saves you ^{▼▼ 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 ^{▼▼ 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 ^{▼▼ Or “response”; “answer.”} of a good conscience to God – through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,