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For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

For {G1063} for {G1519} this cause {G5124} was the gospel preached {G2097} also {G2532} to them that are dead {G3498}, that {G2443} they might be judged {G2919}{G3303} according to {G2596} men {G444} in the flesh {G4561}, but {G1161} live {G2198} according to {G2596} God {G2316} in the spirit {G4151}.

This is why he was proclaimed to those who have died; it was so that, although physically they would receive the judgment common to all humanity, they might live by the Spirit in the way that God has provided.

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.

For unto this end was the gospel preached even to the dead, that they might be judged indeed according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

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Cross-References

  • Romans 8:2 (13 votes)

    For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

  • 1 Peter 3:19 (10 votes)

    By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

  • John 5:25 (9 votes)

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

  • John 5:26 (9 votes)

    For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

  • Romans 8:9 (9 votes)

    But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

  • Romans 8:11 (9 votes)

    But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

  • Ephesians 2:3 (6 votes)

    Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.