₁₈For Christ died for sins once and for all, a good man on behalf of sinners, in order to lead you to God. He was put to death physically, but made alive spiritually, ₁₉and in his spiritual existence he went and preached to the imprisoned spirits. ₂₀These were the spirits of those who had not obeyed God when he waited patiently during the days that Noah was building his boat. The few people in the boat — eight in all — were saved by the water, ₂₁which was a symbol pointing to baptism, which now saves you. It is not the washing away of bodily dirt, but the promise made to God from a good conscience. It saves you through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ₂₂who has gone to heaven and is at the right-hand side of God, ruling over all angels and heavenly authorities and powers.