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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Peter 1:6-9

The first word, wherein, refers to the apostle's foregoing discourse about the excellency of their present state, and their grand expectations for the future. ?In this condition you greatly rejoice, though now for a season, or a little while, if need be, you are made sorrowful through manifold temptations,? 1 Pet. 1:6. I. The apostle grants they were in great affliction, and propounds several things in mitigation of their sorrows. 1. Every sound Christian has always something wherein he may... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:6-7

1:6-7 Herein you rejoice, even if it is at present necessary that for a brief time you should be grieved by all kinds of trials, for the object of these trials is that your tried and tested faith, more precious than gold which perishes though it is tested by the fire, may win praise and glory and honour when Jesus Christ shall appear. Peter comes to the actual situation in life in which his readers found themselves. Their Christianity had always made them unpopular, but now they were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:7

That the trial of your faith ,.... This is the principal end which God has in afflictive providences, to try the faith of his people; so the faith of Abraham, Job, Habakkuk, and others, have been tried: being much more precious than of gold that perisheth : the grace of faith is much more precious than gold; since that perisheth by using, but faith does not; and since it is so valuable as not to be obtained by it; and since those that have it, though poor in this world, are rich, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:7

That 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 live," "Cleave to him and die;" for... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:7

Verse 7 7.Much more precious than of gold The argument is from the less to the greater; for if gold, a corruptible metal, is deemed of so much value that we prove it by fire, that it may become really valuable, what wonder is it that God should require a similar trial as to faith, since faith is deemed by him so excellent? And though the words seem to have a different meaning, he yet compares faith to gold, and makes it more precious than gold, that hence he might draw the conclusion, that it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:7

That the trial of your faith. The words of 1 Peter 1:6 , "if need be," point to the purpose and end of the temptations. St. Peter proceeds to develop his meaning. The word rendered "trial" ( δοκίμιον or δυκιμεῖον ) means rather "test or proof;" it is explained by Dionysius of Halicarnassus ('Rhet.,' I1) as that at which, when one looks, he is able to form a judgment. Cremer says it is "not only the means of proof itself, e.g. the touchstone, but also the trace of the metal left... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:7

That 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, (δοκίμιον dokimion,) the 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 were to be arrived at by it, and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1-12

1:1-2:10 HIGH STATUS FOR GOD’S PEOPLEThe character of salvation (1:1-12)Peter’s readers are ‘God’s scattered people’, an expression that Peter uses with a wide meaning. In relation to their place of local residence, they are God’s people scattered throughout northern Asia Minor. But in relation to heaven, they are God’s people scattered in a foreign land. Their true homeland is heaven, and the foreign land is the world. They really belong to God. He chose them and cleansed them, with the aim... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 1:7

That = In order that. Greek. hina . the trial of your faith = your tested faith, as in James 1:3 . perisheth . Greek. apollumi. See first occurance: Matthew 2:13 . with . App-104 . 1 Peter 1:1 . glory . See p. 1511. at . App-104 . appearing . App-106 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:7

that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:This rather complicated verse is not a comparison of faith with gold; "but there is an analogy between the testing of character (faith) and the refining of gold."[19] If people go to the trouble to test gold, how much more should it be expected that God will test faith? Barnes also stressed this, as follows:This... read more

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