1 Peter 1:6

Wherein ye exult, though, for a little, just now, if needful, put to grief in manifold temptations,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

In Context

5who, in God’s power, are being guarded through faith unto salvation—ready to be revealed in the last ripe time:

7In order that the proving of your faith—much more precious than of gold that perisheth even though, by means of fire, it is proved—may be found unto praise and glory and honour in the revealing of Jesus Christ,—

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:1Then prayed Hannah, and said, My heart hath leaped for joy in Yahweh, My horn is exalted in Yahweh, My mouth is opened wide, o’er my foes, Because I rejoice in thy salvation.

Psalms 9:14That I may recount all thy praises, In the gates of the daughter of Zion, may exult in thy salvation.

Psalms 35:10All my bones, shall say—O Yahweh, who is like unto thee? Rescuing the oppressed from one stronger than he, Yea the oppressed and the needy, from their spoiler.

Psalms 95:1Come, let us make a joyful noise to Yahweh, Let us shout in triumph, to the rock of our salvation!

Psalms 119:75I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me.

Isaiah 61:3To appoint unto the mourners of Zion—To give unto them A chaplet instead of ashes, The oil of joy instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of the spirit of dejection,—So shall they be called The oaks of righteousness, The plantation of Yahweh: That he may get himself glory

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:4-6

Privileges of Christians. ( a. d. 66.) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. We come now to the body of the epistle, which begins with, I. A congratulation of… Read the whole commentary →

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