They are surprised that you don’t join them in the same flood of wild living—and they slander[a] you. They will give an account to the one who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.(A) For this reason the gospel was also preached to those who are now dead,[b](B) so that, although they might be judged in the flesh according to human standards,(C) they might live(D) in the spirit according to God’s standards.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:4 Or blaspheme
  2. 4:6 Or those who are dead

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