1 Peter 1:7

1 Peter 1:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

Context of 1 Peter 1:7

5since you are guarded by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed at the end of time. 6You are extremely happy about these things, even though you have to suffer different kinds of trouble for a little while now. The purpose of these troubles is to test your faith as fire tests how genuine gold is. Your faith is more precious than gold, and by passing the test, it gives praise, glory, and honor to God. This will happen when Jesus Christ appears again. 8Although you have never seen Christ, you love him. You don’t see him now, but you believe in him. You are extremely happy with joy and praise that can hardly be expressed in words 9as you obtain the salvation that is the goal of your faith.

1 Peter 1:7 word by word

ἵνα τὸ δοκίμιον ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως πολυτιμότερον χρυσίου τοῦ ἀπολλυμένου διὰ πυρὸς δὲ δοκιμαζομένου εὑρεθῇ εἰς ἔπαινον καὶ δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν ἐν ἀποκαλύψει Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• the trialὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the trialδοκίμιονdokimion · testingG1383
• of yourσύsu · youG4771
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• being muchπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• more precious thanτίμιοςtimios · preciousG5093
• of goldχρυσίονchrusion · goldG5553
• perishethἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• thoughδέde · thenG1161
• it be triedδοκιμάζωdokimazō · to testG1381
• withδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• fireπῦρpur · fireG4442
• might be foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• praiseἔπαινοςepainos · praiseG1868
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• honourτιμήtimē · honorG5092
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the appearingἀποκάλυψιςapokalupsis · revelationG602
• of JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:7

• 1 Peter 4:12Dear friends, don’t be surprised by the fiery troubles that are coming in order to test you. Don’t feel as though something strange is happening to you,
• Job 23:10⌞I can’t find him⌟ because he knows the road I take. When he tests me, I’ll come out as pure as gold.
• Psalms 66:10You have tested us, O God. You have refined us in the same way silver is refined.
• Proverbs 17:3The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold, but the one who purifies hearts ⌞by fire⌟ is the Lord.
• Isaiah 48:10I have refined you, but not like silver. I have tested you in the furnace of suffering.
• Jeremiah 9:7This is what the Lord of Armies says: I will now refine them with fire and test them. What else can I do for my dear people?
• Zechariah 13:9I will bring this third ⌞of the people⌟ through the fire. I will refine them as silver is refined. I will test them as gold is tested. They will call on me, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people.’ They will reply, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”
• Malachi 3:3He will act like a refiner and a purifier of silver. He will purify Levi’s sons and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will bring acceptable offerings to the Lord.
• Romans 5:3But that’s not all. We also brag when we are suffering. We know that suffering creates endurance,
• James 1:3You know that such testing of your faith produces endurance.
• Revelation 2:10Don’t be afraid of what you are going to suffer. The devil is going to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested. Your suffering will go on for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
• Revelation 3:10Because you have obeyed my command to endure, I will keep you safe during the time of testing which is coming to the whole world to test those living on earth.
• 1 Peter 2:4You are coming to Christ, the living stone who was rejected by humans but was chosen as precious by God.
• Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.
• Proverbs 8:19What I produce is better than gold, pure gold. What I yield is better than fine silver.
• Proverbs 16:16How much better it is to gain wisdom than gold, and the gaining of understanding should be chosen over silver.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold - As by the action of fire gold is separated from all alloy and heterogeneous mixtures, and is proved to be gold by its enduring the action of the fire without losing any thing of its nature, weight, color, or any other property, so genuine faith is proved by adversities, especially such as the primitive Christians were obliged to pass through. For the word was then, "Renounce Jesus and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7That the trial of your faith - The putting of your religion to the test, and showing what is its real nature. Compare James 1:3, James 1:12. Being much more precious than of gold - This does not mean that their faith was much more precious than gold, but that the testing of it, ( ́ dokimionthe process of showing whether it was or was not genuine, was a much more important and valuable process than that of testing gold in the fire. More important results…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7proven character of your faith … refined by fire: Faith, like gold, becomes purer when tested or refined by fire. may result in praise, glory, and honor: This could mean that God will give praise, glory, and honor to faithful Christians. It could also mean that their faithful lives will bring praise, glory, and honor to God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Aim of the "temptations." trial--testing, proving. That your faith so proved "may be found (aorist; once for all, as the result of its being proved on the judgment-day) unto (eventuating in) praise," &c., namely, the praise to be bestowed by the Judge. than that of gold--rather, "than gold." though--"which perisheth, YET is tried with fire." If gold, though perishing (1Pe 1:18), is yet tried with fire in order to remove dross and test its genuineness…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 1:7

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Perseverance
• Temptation

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Commentaries on 1 Peter 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings