1 Peter 1:8
whom not having seen you love; in whom, though now you do not see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory-
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
9receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 5:9How is your beloved better than another beloved,you fairest among women?How is your beloved better than another beloved,that you do so adjure us?Beloved
Habakkuk 3:17For though the fig tree doesn't flourish,nor fruit be in the vines;the labor of the olive fails,the fields yield no food;the flocks are cut off from the fold,and there is no herd in the stalls:
Matthew 25:35for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.
John 14:15If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
John 14:24He who does not love me does not keep my words. The word which you hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.
John 20:29Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed."
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 →