King James Version

1 Peter 1:7

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “more precious” (πολυτιμότερον) before than gold here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “more precious” (πολὺ) before than gold here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἵναhinaThatἵναconjunction — “That”G2443in order that, so that.Thatτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δοκίμιονdokimiontrialδοκίμιονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “trial”, the subject formG1383a test, trial, what is genuine.This verse uses “trial”.the trialὑμῶνhumōnof yourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “of your”, the of-formG4771you.of yourτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πίστεωςpisteōsfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “faith”, the of-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faithπολυτιμότερονpolutimoteronbeing muchπολύτιμος (polutimos)adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, neuter — “being much”, the subject formG4186of great value, very costly, very precious.being muchχρυσίουchrusiouthan of goldχρυσίον (chrusion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “than of gold”, the of-formG5553a piece of gold, golden ornament.than of goldτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπολλυμένουapollumenouthat perishethἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, present middle participle, genitive, singular, neuter — “that perisheth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).that perishethδιὰdiathoughδιάpreposition — “though”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.thoughπυρὸςpuroswith fireπῦρ (pur)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “with fire”, the of-formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.with fireδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.δοκιμαζομένουdokimazomenouto testδοκιμάζω (dokimazō)verb, present passive participle, genitive, singular, neuter — “to test”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1381I put to the test, prove, examine; I distinguish by testing, approve after testing; I am fit.εὑρεθῇheurethēmight be foundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “might be found”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.might be foundεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoἔπαινονepainonpraiseἔπαινος (epainos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “praise”, the object formG1868commendation, praise, approval.This verse uses “praise”.praiseκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδόξανdoxangloryδόξα (doxa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “glory”, the object formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.gloryκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τιμὴνtimēnhonorτιμή (timē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “honor”, the object formG5092a price, honor.This verse uses “honor”.ἐνenatἐνpreposition — “at”G1722in, on, among.atἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiappearingἀποκάλυψις (apokalupsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “appearing”, the to- or for-formG602an unveiling, uncovering, revealing, revelation.the appearingἸησοῦiēsouof JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.of JesusΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christ

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

πολὺpolubeing muchπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “being much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

that the proof of your faith — much more precious than of gold that is perishing, and through fire being approved — may be found to praise, and honour, and glory, in the revelation of Jesus Christ,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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:

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes, even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

Darby Translation

that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in [the] revelation of Jesus Christ:

Douay-Rheims

That the trial of your faith (much more precious than gold which is tried by the fire) may be found unto praise and glory and honour at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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