1. 1 Peter 3:19 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Who is meant by the pronoun “he”?

1 Peter 3:19 (ESV)

19 in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison,

The pronoun “he” refers to Jesus. His suffering led to his death by the hands of lawless men and his subsequent resurrection through the power of the Spirit. In the power of the Spirit Jesus “went and proclaimed” (Luke 4:14–16, Luke 4:18).

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