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(A)In this you greatly rejoice, even though now (B)for a little while, (C)if necessary, you have been grieved by (D)various [a]trials, so that the [b](E)proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which [c]is perishable, (F)even though tested by fire, (G)may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at (H)the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 1:6 Or temptations
  2. 1 Peter 1:7 Or genuineness
  3. 1 Peter 1:7 Lit perishes

You now rejoice in this hope, even if it’s necessary for you to be distressed for a short time by various trials. This is necessary so that your faith may be found genuine. (Your faith is more valuable than gold, which will be destroyed even though it is itself tested by fire.) Your genuine faith will result in praise, glory, and honor for you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

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