1 Peter 1:9

that you may receive the recompence of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

In Context

8whom you have not seen and (yet) love, and in whose faith you exult with glorious joy that is not spoken:

10That salvation which the prophets investigated when they prophesied concerning the grace which was to be given unto you,

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Cross References

Hebrews 11:13In faith died these all, not having gotten their promise, but from afar had beheld it, and exulted in it, and confessed that strangers they were, and sojourners in the earth.

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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