By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
Ver. 19. He went and preached] Righteousness, i.e. repentance, 2 Peter 2:5, and the faith of the gospel, 1 Peter 4:6, whereby some of those many that perished in the waters arrived at heaven, Nunquam sero, si serio. Christ went to them as an ambassador sent by his Father, and spake to their hearts.