(A)whom having not [a]seen you love. (B)Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,

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  1. 1 Peter 1:8 M known

Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him(A) and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

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29 Jesus said to him, [a]“Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. (A)Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

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  1. John 20:29 NU, M omit Thomas

29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed;(A) blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”(B)

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For (A)we walk by faith, not by sight.

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For we live by faith, not by sight.(A)

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13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all (A)joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace(A) as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(B)

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22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and (A)your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

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22 So with you: Now is your time of grief,(A) but I will see you again(B) and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.(C)

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By Faith We Understand

11 Now faith is the [a]substance of things hoped for, the [b]evidence (A)of things not seen.

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  1. Hebrews 11:1 realization
  2. Hebrews 11:1 Or confidence

Faith in Action

11 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for(A) and assurance about what we do not see.(B)

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18 (A)while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

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18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen,(A) since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

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

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  1. 1 Peter 1:6 distressed

In all this you greatly rejoice,(A) though now for a little while(B) you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.(C)

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27 By faith (A)he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.

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27 By faith he left Egypt,(A) not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.

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(A)Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

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Final Exhortations

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!(A)

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Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who [a]are disobedient,

(A)“The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone,”

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  1. 1 Peter 2:7 NU disbelieve

Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,(A)

“The stone the builders rejected(B)
    has become the cornerstone,”[a](C)

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  1. 1 Peter 2:7 Psalm 118:22

and when (A)the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive (B)the crown of glory that does not fade away.

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And when the Chief Shepherd(A) appears, you will receive the crown of glory(B) that will never fade away.(C)

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24 Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

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24 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.[a]

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  1. Ephesians 6:24 Or Grace and immortality to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ.