1 Peter 1:7

That the genuineness of your Emunah, much more valuable than gold which though perishable is tested by Eish (Fire), may be found to the tehillah (praise) and the kavod (glory) and the tiferet (splendor) at the Hisgalus (Revelation, Apocalypse) of Moshiach Yehoshua.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

In Context

6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have to suffer in various masot (trials, temptations), + 1:6 4:12

8He is the one for whom you have ahavah, even though you have not seen him. Though you do not now see him, you have emunah in him + 1:8 as Moshiach and rejoice with simcha inexpressible and full of kavod,

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Cross References

Numbers 5:28And if the isha be not defiled, but be tehorah (clean); then she shall be free, and shall conceive zera.

Job 23:10But He knoweth the derech that I take; 1 when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as zahav. 1

Psalms 66:10For Thou, Elohim, hath tested us and hast proved us; 1 Thou hast put us in the crucibleʼs refining and refined us as kesef. 1

Proverbs 8:19My p'ri is better than gold, indeed, than fine gold; 1 and my revenue than choice kesef. 1

Proverbs 17:3The crucible is for kesef, and the furnace for zahav, 1 but Hashem is the testor of hearts. 1

Isaiah 48:10Hinei, I have refined thee, but not as kesef; 1 I have chosen thee in the furnace of oni (affliction). 1

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:7-10

Privileges of Christians. ( a. d. 66.) 6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: 9 Receiving the end of your… Read the whole commentary →

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