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You greatly rejoice in this, even though you have to suffer various kinds of trials for a little while, so that your genuine faith, which is more valuable than gold that perishes when tested by fire, may result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus, the Messiah,[a] is revealed.

Though you have not seen[b] 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,

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  1. 1 Peter 1:7 Or Christ
  2. 1 Peter 1:8 Other mss. read known