1 Peter 1:8
whom having not seen, ye love; and in the faith of whom ye rejoice, with joy that is glorious and ineffable,
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
9that ye may receive the recompense of your faith, the life of your souls;
Cross References
Matthew 25:35For I was hungry, and ye gave me food; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me home;
John 14:15If ye love me, keep my commands.
John 14:24But he that loveth me not, observeth not my instruction. And the instruction which ye hear, is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.
John 20:29Jesus said to him: Now, when thou hast seen me, thou believest: blessed are they, who have not seen me, yet believe.
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 →