1 Peter 1:8 BSB — MannaFest

1 Peter 1:8

Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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:

KJV

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:

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Commentary

3 voices

Irenaeus

Against Heresies Book V (202)

"For now," he says, "we know in part, and we prophesy in part, but then face to face." And this it is which has been said also by Peter: "Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom now also, not seeing, ye believe; and believing, ye shall rejoice with joy unspeakable." For our face shall see the face of the Lord and shall rejoice with joy unspeakable,-that is to say, when it shall behold its own Delight.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Whom having not seen, ye love - Those to whom the apostle wrote had never seen Christ in the flesh; and yet, such is the realizing nature of faith, they loved him as strongly as any of his disciples could, to whom he was personally known. For faith in the Lord Jesus brings him into the heart; and by his indwelling all his virtues are proved, and an excellence discovered beyond even that which his disciples beheld, when conversant with him upon earth.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The "glory" is partly in present possession, through the presence of Christ, "the Lord of glory," in the soul; partly in assured anticipation. "The Christian's joy is bound up with love to Jesus: its ground is faith; it is not therefore either self-seeking or self-sufficient" [STEIGER].

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὃν	hon	whom	G3739 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἰδόντες	idontes	having seen	G1492 →
ἀγαπᾶτε,	agapate	you love,	G25 →
εἰς	eis	on	G1519 →
ὃν	hon	whom	G3739 →
ἄρτι	arti	now [though]	G737 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ὁρῶντες	horōntes	seeing	G3708 →
πιστεύοντες	pisteuontes	believing	G4100 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἀγαλλιᾶσθε	agalliasthe	you yourself rejoice	G21 →
χαρᾷ	chara	with joy	G5479 →
ἀνεκλαλήτῳ	aneklalētō	inexpressible	G412 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
δεδοξασμένῃ,	dedoxasmenē	glory-filled,	G1392 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 5:7
  For we walk by faith, not by sight.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Corinthians 4:18
  So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Romans 8:24–25
  For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Hebrews 11:7
  By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes…
- Hebrews 10:22
  let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Through
Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17
  Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
- Romans 12:12
  Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
Through
2 Corinthians 5:7
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
leads to
- Hebrews 11:1–27
  Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.