so thatἵναthe testingτὸ δοκίμιονof yourὑμῶνfaith,τῆς πίστεωςmore preciousπολυτιμότερονthan goldχρυσίουthat perishesτοῦ ἀπολλυμένουthoughδὲtestedδοκιμαζομένουbyδιὰfire,πυρὸςmay be foundεὑρεθῇto result inεἰςpraiseἔπαινονandκαὶgloryδόξανandκαὶhonorτιμὴνatἐνthe revelationἀποκαλύψειof JesusἸησοῦthe Messiah;Χριστοῦ
1 Peter 1:7
Study it in the app“so that the testing of your faith, more precious than gold that perishes though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus the Messiah;”
Peter compares the testing of faith to gold tested by fireSuffering and Trials
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 1:7, word by word
- the testingδοκίμιονdokimion
testing, genuineness
Testing that shows whether something is genuine; what is proven genuine.
Where else “dokimion” appears- faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears- more preciousπολυτιμότερονpolytimoteron
very costly
Of great value.
Where else “polytimoteron” appears- than goldχρυσίουchrysiou
gold
Gold; something made of gold, a gold coin.
Where else “chrysiou” appears- that perishesἀπολλυμένουapollymenou
perish
To die, or be cut off from God forever.
Where else “apollymenou” appears- testedδοκιμαζομένουdokimazomenou
test
To check something to see if it is good.
Where else “dokimazomenou” appears- fireπυρὸςpyros
fire
Fire.
Where else “pyros” appears- may be foundεὑρεθῇheurethēi
turn out
To turn out to be; "was not found" means vanished.
Where else “heurethēi” appears- praiseἔπαινονepainon
praise
Praise, approval.
Where else “epainon” appears- gloryδόξανdoxan
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxan” appears- honorτιμὴνtimēn
honor
The respect and esteem given to someone for who they are.
Where else “timēn” appears- the revelationἀποκαλύψειapokalypsei
revelation
Revelation: an uncovering, making known what was hidden.
Where else “apokalypsei” appears- of JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears
The context
6In this you rejoice greatly, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,
7 · This verse (above)
8whom without having seen you love; in whom though now not seeing, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and glorified,