20 because[a] they formerly did not obey, (A)when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, (B)while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, (C)eight persons, were brought safely through water. 21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, (D)now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but (E)as an appeal to God for a good conscience, (F)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and (G)is at the right hand of God, (H)with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.

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