A Living Hope

1 Peter 1:8

In 9 translations

BSB: 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,
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:
WEB: whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory,
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:
LSV: whom, having not seen, you love, in whom, now believing [although] not seeing, you are glad with unspeakable joy and have been filled with glory,
YLT: whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,
DBY: whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom [though] not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with [the] glory,
DRC: Whom having not seen, you love: in whom also now, though you see him not, you believe: and believing shall rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorified;
GNV: Whome yee haue not seene, and yet loue him, in whome nowe, though yee see him not, yet doe you beleeue, and reioyce with ioy vnspeakeable and glorious,

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἰδόντες (“having seen”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read εἰδότες (“having known”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἀγαλλιᾶσθε (“you yourself rejoice”); Westcott–Hort read ἀγαλλιᾶτε (“you rejoice”).

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SBLGNT: ἰδόντες. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἰδόντες; Robinson–Pierpont read εἰδότες.
SBLGNT: ἀγαλλιᾶσθε. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ἀγαλλιᾶσθε; Westcott and Hort (1881) read ἀγαλλιᾶτε.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: ὃν οὐκ ἰδόντες ἀγαπᾶτε, εἰς ὃν ἄρτι μὴ ὁρῶντες πιστεύοντες δὲ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε χαρᾷ ἀνεκλαλήτῳ καὶ δεδοξασμένῃ,
RP2018: ὃν οὐκ εἰδότες ἀγαπᾶτε, εἰς ὃν ἄρτι μὴ ὁρῶντες, πιστεύοντες δέ, ἀγαλλιᾶσθε χαρᾷ ἀνεκλαλήτῳ καὶ δεδοξασμένῃ,
TR-Boyd: ὃν οὐκ εἰδότες ἀγαπᾶτε, εἰς ὃν ἄρτι μὴ ὁρῶντες, πιστεύοντες δέ, ἀγαλλιᾶσθε χαρᾷ ἀνεκλαλήτῳ καὶ δεδοξασμένῃ,εἰδότες ¦ ἰδόντες SCR
SCR1894: ον ουκ ιδοντες αγαπατε εις ον αρτι μη ορωντες πιστευοντες δε αγαλλιασθε χαρα ανεκλαλητω και δεδοξασμενη

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Joy Glory Love Faith Perseverance Stumbling Love to Christ Conduct, Christian Atonement Justification

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

John 20:29Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
2 Corinthians 5:7For we walk by faith, not by sight.
Romans 15:13Now 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.
Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
John 16:22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
2 Corinthians 4:18So 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.
1 Peter 1:6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
Hebrews 11:27By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
1 Peter 5:4And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
Ephesians 6:24Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
1 Peter 2:7To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
Ephesians 1:13–14And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s…
Habakkuk 3:17–18Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, yet I will exult in…
John 14:24Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.
2 Corinthians 5:14–15For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died. And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was…

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