1 Peter 1:7

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1 Peter 1:7

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Summary

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:

The trial

Precious

2 Peter 1:1

That

Revelation 18:16

Tried

Might

General references

Psalm 94:19

Proverbs 17:3

Proverbs 25:4

Bible References

The trial

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, [when it] takes place to test you, as [if] [something] strange were happening to you.

But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.

For you have tested us, O God; you have tried us as silver is tried.

A crucible [is] for the silver, and a furnace [is] for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.

Look! I have refined you, but not like silver; I have chosen you in [the] furnace of misery.

Therefore, thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Look, I [am] about to refine them, and I will test them, for what else can I do, because of the {presence} of the daughter of my people?

And I will bring the [remaining] third into the fire, and I will refine them like [one] refines silver, and I will test them like [one] tests gold. They will call my name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'Yahweh [is] my God.'"

He will sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the children of Levi, and he will refine them like gold and like silver, and they will present to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.

And not only [this], but we also boast in our afflictions, [because we] know that affliction produces patient endurance,

[because you] know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

Do not be afraid of [the things] which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw [some] of you into prison so that you may be tested, and you will experience affliction ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Because you have kept the word of my patient endurance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole inhabited world, to put to the test those who live on the earth.

Precious

to whom you are drawing near, a living stone rejected by men but chosen [and] precious in the sight of God.

Happy [is] {the one} who finds wisdom, and one who obtains understanding.

My fruit is better than gold, even refined gold, and my yield than choice silver.

Getting wisdom: {how much} better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen {over} silver.

Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a faith equal in value to ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.

That

That wealth was lost in a bad venture. Although he has borne a child, {he has nothing to leave to him}.

{Therefore} my heart moans for Moab like the flute. It moans for the people of Kir-heres like the flute. {Therefore} [the] wealth they gained has perished.

But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your life is demanded from you, and [the things] which you have prepared--whose will they be?'

But Peter said to him, "May your silver {be destroyed along with you}, because you thought {you could acquire} the gift of God by means of money!

Your wealth has rotted, and your clothing has become moth-eaten.

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will disappear with a rushing noise, and the celestial bodies will be destroyed [by] being burned up, and the earth and the deeds [done] on it will be disclosed.

saying, "Woe, woe, the great city, dressed in fine linen and purple cloth and scarlet cloth, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls,

Tried

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, [when it] takes place to test you, as [if] [something] strange were happening to you.

But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.

For you have tested us, O God; you have tried us as silver is tried.

A crucible [is] for the silver, and a furnace [is] for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.

Look! I have refined you, but not like silver; I have chosen you in [the] furnace of misery.

the work of each one will become evident. For the day will reveal [it], because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the work of each one, of what sort it is.

I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire, in order that you may become rich, and white clothing, in order that you may be clothed and the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed, and eye salve to smear on your eyes, in order that you may see.

Might

Therefore,' {declares} Yahweh the God of Israel, 'though I solemnly said that your house and the house of your ancestor would walk before me forever, but now,' {declares} Yahweh, 'far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me, I will treat with contempt!

And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that in the renewal [of the world], when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me--you also will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few [things]; I will put you [in charge] over many [things]. Enter into the joy of your master!'

How are you able to believe, [if you] accept glory from one another, and do not seek the glory [which is] from the only God?

If anyone serves me, he must follow me, and where I am, there my servant will be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

to those who, by perseverance in good work, seek glory and honor and immortality, eternal life,

Therefore do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord should come, who will both enlighten the hidden things of darkness and will reveal the counsels of hearts, and then praise will come to each one from God.

and to you who are being afflicted, rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels,

Now to the one who is able to protect you from stumbling and make [you] to stand before his glory blameless with exultation,

General references

When my troubled thoughts were many {within me}, your consolations cheered my soul.

A crucible [is] for the silver, and a furnace [is] for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.

Remove the dross from silver, and it will become a vessel for the smith.