(A)who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

(B)In this you greatly rejoice, though now (C)for a little while, if need be, (D)you have been [a]grieved by various trials,

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  1. 1 Peter 1:6 distressed

who are (A)protected by the power of God (B)through faith for (C)a salvation ready (D)to be revealed in the last time. (E)In this you greatly rejoice, even though now (F)for a little while, (G)if necessary, you have been distressed by (H)various [a]trials,

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  1. 1 Peter 1:6 Or temptations

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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

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that (A)the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though (B)it is tested by fire, (C)may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

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so that the [a](A)proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which perishes (B)though tested by fire, (C)may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at (D)the revelation of Jesus Christ;

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  1. 1 Peter 1:7 Or genuineness

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:

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receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.

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obtaining as (A)the outcome of your faith, the salvation of [a]your souls.

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  1. 1 Peter 1:9 One early ms does not contain your

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

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22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, (A)exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, (B)“We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.”

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22 strengthening the souls of (A)the disciples, encouraging them to continue in (B)the faith, and saying, “(C)It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God.”

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22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

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Suffering for God’s Glory

12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;

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Share the Sufferings of Christ

12 (A)Beloved, do not be surprised at the (B)fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though something strange were happening to you;

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12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

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For (A)whom the Lord loves He chastens,
And scourges every son whom He receives.”

(B)If[a] you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what (C)son is there whom a father does not chasten? But if you are without chastening, (D)of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.

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  1. Hebrews 12:7 NU, M It is for discipline that you endure; God

(A)For (B)whom the Lord loves He disciplines,
And He punishes every son whom He accepts.”

It is for discipline that you endure; (C)God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? But if you are without discipline, (D)of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.

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For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

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Profiting from Trials

My brethren, (A)count it all joy (B)when you fall into various trials, (C)knowing that the testing of your faith produces [a]patience.

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  1. James 1:3 endurance or perseverance

(A)Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter (B)various [a]trials, knowing that (C)the testing of your (D)faith produces [b](E)endurance.

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  1. James 1:2 Or temptations
  2. James 1:3 Or steadfastness

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

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Loving God Under Trials

12 (A)Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive (B)the crown of life (C)which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

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12 (A)Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has [a]been approved, he will receive (B)the crown of life which the Lord (C)has promised to those who (D)love Him.

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  1. James 1:12 Or passed the test

12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

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Christ’s Example to Be Followed

Therefore, since Christ suffered [a]for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, (A)but for the will of God.

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  1. 1 Peter 4:1 NU omits for us

Keep Fervent in Your Love

Therefore, since (A)Christ has [a]suffered in the flesh, (B)arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because (C)the one who has [b]suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, (D)so as to live (E)the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human lusts, but for the (F)will of God.

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  1. 1 Peter 4:1 I.e., suffered death
  2. 1 Peter 4:1 I.e., suffered death

Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

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