Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
You never knew him, but you love him; for the moment you do not see him, but you believe in him, and you will thrill with an unspeakable and glorious joy
New American Standard Bible
and
King James Version
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Holman Bible
You love Him,
International Standard Version
Though you have not seen him, you love him. And even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,
A Conservative Version
Whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, not now seeing but believing, ye exult in inexpressible and glorified joy,
American Standard Version
whom not having seen ye love; on whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Amplified
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not even see Him now, you believe and trust in Him and you greatly rejoice and delight with inexpressible and glorious joy,
An Understandable Version
Although you have not seen Jesus, you [still] love Him and believe in Him, and this causes you to have an indescribable, glorious joy.
Anderson New Testament
-whom, though you have not seen him, yet you love; on whom not now looking, but believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable, and full of glory,
Bible in Basic English
To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:
Common New Testament
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
Daniel Mace New Testament
whom though you have not seen, you love: and though he is not now the object of your view, yet you believe in him, and triumph with such a laudable transport, as cannot be express'd:
Darby Translation
whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom though not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with the glory,
Godbey New Testament
whom you not seeing, love with divine love; on whom, not looking, but believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Goodspeed New Testament
You must love him, though you have not seen him, but since you believe in him though you do not now see him, rejoice with triumphant, unutterable joy
John Wesley New Testament
Whom having not seen, ye love: in whom tho' ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory, Receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Julia Smith Translation
Whom not having seen, ye love; in whom, now not seeing, but believing, ye are transported with joy unalterable, and highly valued:
King James 2000
Whom having not seen, you love; in whom, though now you see him not, yet believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Lexham Expanded Bible
whom, [although you] have not seen, you love; in whom now you believe, [although you] do not see [him], and you rejoice greatly with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
Modern King James verseion
whom having not seen, you love; in whom not yet seeing, but believing in Him you exult with unspeakable joy, and having been glorified,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
whom ye have not seen and yet love him, in whom even now, though ye see him not, yet ye believe, and rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorious:
Montgomery New Testament
Him you love, though you have never seen him; in him you ever believe, though even now you see him not, and you are rejoicing with joy unspeakable and full of glory,
NET Bible
You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,
New Heart English Bible
whom not having seen you love; in whom, though now you do not see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy inexpressible and full of glory?
Noyes New Testament
whom, having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory,
Sawyer New Testament
whom not having seen you love, in whom believing though now you see him not you rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorious,
The Emphasized Bible
Whom, not having seen, ye love, on whom, though at present not looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with glory,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
whom though ye have not seen, ye love; on whom, though ye have not as yet gazed, yet believing, ye exult with joy unutterable and glorious:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Though you have never seen him, yet you love him; though you do not even now see him, yet you believe in him, and exalt with a triumphant happiness too great for words,
Webster
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable, and full of glory:
Weymouth New Testament
Him you love, though your eyes have never looked on Him. In Him, though at present you cannot see Him, you nevertheless trust, and triumph with a joy which is unspeakable and is crowned with glory,
Williams New Testament
You must continue to love Him, although you have never seen Him, but because you do believe in Him, although you do not now see Him, you must continue to rejoice with an unutterable and triumphant joy,
World English Bible
whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don't see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory --
Worrell New Testament
Whom, not having seen, ye love; on Whom, though now not seeing Him, yet believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and full of glory;
Worsley New Testament
whom having not seen ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing ye rejoice with joy ineffable and full of glory; receiving the end of your faith,
Youngs Literal Translation
whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,
Themes
Atonement » Made by jesus » With context
Belief » Those that have not seen and yet have believed in jesus Christ
Christ » Love to » To Christ, the blessings of
Christian conduct » Loving Christ
Faith/faithfulness » The trying of your faith
Glory » The joy of saints is full of
Joy » Of saints should be » Full of glory
Joy » Of saints should be » Unspeakable
Joy » Instances of » Of early Christians, when they believed in jesus
Love to Christ » Exhibited by saints
Seeing » Those that have not seen and yet have believed in jesus Christ
Spiritual » special reasons for Joy » Love of Christ
Topics
Interlinear
Eido
Eido
De
Pisteuo
Devotionals
Devotionals about 1 Peter 1:8
Devotionals containing 1 Peter 1:8
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Peter 1:8
Images 1 Peter 1:8
Prayers for 1 Peter 1:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
A New Birth To A Living Hope
7 that is only to prove your faith is sterling (far more precious than gold which is perishable and yet is tested by fire), and it redounds to your praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 You never knew him, but you love him; for the moment you do not see him, but you believe in him, and you will thrill with an unspeakable and glorious joy 9 to obtain the outcome of your faith in the salvation of your souls.
Names
Cross References
John 20:29
Jesus said to him, "You believe because you have seen me? Blessed be those who believe though they have never seen me."
Matthew 25:35-40
For I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you entertained me,
Hebrews 11:27
It was by faith that he left Egypt, not from any fear of the king's wrath; like one who saw the King Invisible, he never flinched.
Matthew 10:37
He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me:
John 8:42
Said Jesus, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I came here from God; I did not come of my own accord, I was sent by him.
John 14:15
If you love me you will keep my commands,
John 14:21
He who possesses my commands and obeys them is he who loves me, and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and appear to him."
John 14:24
He who does not love me does not obey my word; and what you hear me say is not my word but the word of the Father who sent me.
John 16:22
So with you. Just now you are in sorrow, but I shall see you again and your heart will rejoice ??with a joy that no one can take from you.
John 21:15-17
Then after breakfast Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than the others do?" "Why, Lord," he said, "you know I love you." "Then feed my lambs," said Jesus.
Acts 16:34
He took them up to his house and put food before them, overjoyed like all his household at having believed in God.
Romans 14:17
The Reign of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, it means righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit;
Romans 15:13
May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in your faith, that you may be overflowing with hope by the power of the holy Spirit!
1 Corinthians 16:22
'If any one has no love for the Lord, God's curse be on him! Maran atha!
2 Corinthians 1:22
who stamped me with his seal and gave me the Spirit as a pledge in my heart.
2 Corinthians 4:18
for those of us whose eyes are on the unseen, not on the seen; for the seen is transient, the unseen eternal.
2 Corinthians 5:7
(for I have to lead my life in faith, without seeing him):
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
for I am controlled by the love of Christ, convinced that as One has died for all, then all have died,
2 Corinthians 9:15
Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!
2 Corinthians 12:4
this man was caught up to paradise and heard sacred secrets which no human lips can repeat.
Galatians 5:6
in Christ Jesus circumcision is not valid, neither is uncircumcision, but only faith active in love.
Galatians 5:22
But the harvest of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, good temper, kindliness, generosity, fidelity,
Ephesians 1:13-14
You also have heard the message of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, and in him you also by your faith have been stamped with the seal of the long-promised holy Spirit
Ephesians 6:24
Grace be with all who have an undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:25
I am sure it is, and so I know I shall remain alive and serve you all by forwarding your progress and fostering the joy of your faith.
Philippians 3:3
We are the true Circumcision, we who worship God in spirit, we who pride ourselves on Christ Jesus, we who rely upon no outward privilege.
Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again, 'rejoice.'
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith means we are confident of what we hope for, convinced of what we do not see.
1 Peter 1:6
You will rejoice then, though for the passing moment you may need to suffer various trials;
1 Peter 2:7
Now you believe, you hold him 'precious,' but as for the unbelieving ??the very stone the builders rejected is now the cornerstone,
1 Peter 5:4
Then you will receive the unfading crown of glory, when the chief Shepherd makes his appearance.
1 John 4:19-20
We love, because He loved us first.