ISB ~ 1 Peter 4 v6

the gospel was preached:The RSV translation implies a link between this verse and 3:19, in which case “the dead” would seem to be identified with “the spirits in prison”. However, the statement in Greek does not have a specified subject (the RSV adds “the gospel”). As scholars have pointed out, the subject could just as well be Christ (translating “he was preached”), in which case the text refers to the evangelization of Christians who have since died (judged in the flesh) in the hope of a future resurrection (in the spirit).