Parallel Verses
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,
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:
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
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:
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
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Eido
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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 the genuineness of your faith--a thing far more precious than gold, which is perishable, yet has to be tested by fire--may win praise and glory and honour at the Appearing of Jesus Christ. 8 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, 9 as you receive the reward of your faith in the Salvation of your souls!
Names
Cross References
John 20:29
"Is it because you have seen me that you have believed?" said Jesus. "Blessed are they who have not seen, and yet have believed!"
Matthew 25:35-40
For, when I was hungry, you gave me food; when I was thirsty, you gave me drink; when I was a stranger, you took me to your homes;
Hebrews 11:27
Faith caused him to leave Egypt, though undaunted by the King's anger, for he was strengthened in his endurance by the vision of the invisible God.
Hebrews 11:27
Faith caused him to leave Egypt, though undaunted by the King's anger, for he was strengthened in his endurance by the vision of the invisible God.
Hebrews 11:27
Faith caused him to leave Egypt, though undaunted by the King's anger, for he was strengthened in his endurance by the vision of the invisible God.
Hebrews 11:27
Faith caused him to leave Egypt, though undaunted by the King's anger, for he was strengthened in his endurance by the vision of the invisible God.
Hebrews 11:27-18
Faith caused him to leave Egypt, though undaunted by the King's anger, for he was strengthened in his endurance by the vision of the invisible God.
Matthew 10:37
He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
John 8:42
"If God were your Father," Jesus replied, "you would have loved me, for I came out from God, and now am here; and I have not come of myself, but he sent me as his Messenger.
John 14:15
If you love me, you will lay my commands to heart,
John 14:21
It is he who has my commands and lays them to heart that loves me; and he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him."
John 14:24
He who does not love me will not lay my Message to heart; and the Message to which you are listening is not my own, but that of the Father who sent me.
John 16:22
You, in the same way, are sorry now; but I shall see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will rob you of your joy.
John 21:15-17
When breakfast was over, Jesus said to Simon Peter: "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than the others?" "Yes, Master," he answered, "you know that I am your friend." "Feed my lambs," said Jesus.
Acts 16:34
Afterwards he took them up to his house and set before them something to eat, rejoicing that he, with all his household, had come to believe in God.
Romans 14:17
For the Kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and gladness through the presence of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13
May God, who inspires our hope, grant you perfect happiness and peace in your faith, till you are filled with this hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 16:22
Accursed be any one who has no love for the Lord. THE LORD IS COMING.
2 Corinthians 1:22
Also set his seal upon us, and gave us his Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of future blessings.
2 Corinthians 4:18
We, all the while, gazing not on what is seen, but on what is unseen; for what is seen is transient, but what is unseen is imperishable.
2 Corinthians 5:7
For we guide our lives by faith, and not by what we see.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
It is the love of the Christ which compels us, when we reflect that, as one died for all, therefore all died;
2 Corinthians 9:15
All thanks to God for his inestimable gift!
2 Corinthians 12:4
Was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable things of which no human being may tell.
Galatians 5:6
If a man is in union with Christ Jesus, neither is circumcision nor the omission of it anything, but faith, working through love, is everything.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit produced by the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindliness, generosity, trustfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Ephesians 1:13-14
And you, too, by your union with him, after you had heard the Message of the Truth, the Good News of your Salvation--you believed in him and were sealed as his by receiving the holy Spirit, which he had promised.
Ephesians 6:24
May God's blessing be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
Philippians 1:25
Yes, I am confident that this is so, and therefore I am sure that I shall stay, and stay near you all, to promote your progress and joy in the Faith;
Philippians 3:3
For it is we who are the circumcised--we whose worship is prompted by the Spirit of God, who exult in Christ Jesus, and who do not rely upon external privileges;
Philippians 4:4
All joy be yours at all times in your union with the Lord. Again I repeat--All joy be yours.
Hebrews 11:1
Faith is the realization of things hoped for--the proof of things not seen.
1 Peter 1:6
At the thought of this you are full of exultation, though (if it has been necessary) you have suffered for the moment somewhat from various trials;
1 Peter 2:7
It is to you, then, who believe in him that he is precious, but to those who do not believe he is 'a stone which, though rejected by the builders, has now itself become the corner-stone,'
1 Peter 5:4
Then, when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will win the crown of glory that never fades.
1 John 4:19-20
We love, because God first loved us.