1 Peter 1:6

At the thought of this you are full of exultation, though (if it has been necessary) you have suffered for the moment somewhat from various trials;

Twentieth Century New Testament

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

5for you who, through faith, are being guarded by the power of God, awaiting a Salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last days.

7that the genuineness of your faith — a thing far more precious than gold, which is perishable, yet has to be tested by fire — may win praise and glory and honour at the Appearing of Jesus Christ.

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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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