11 translations · Greek
1 Peter 1:8
whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory—
1 Peter 1:8 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory—
- KJV King James Version
- 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:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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,
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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 Literal Standard Version
- 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,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you cannot see him now, you trust in him and you're filled with wonderful, indescribable happiness.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,
- DBY Darby Translation
- whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom [though] not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with [the] glory,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- 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;
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὃν | hon | [Him] | G3739 ὅς which |
| οὐκ | ouk | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἰδόντες | idontes | [Though] you have not seen | G3708 ὁράω to see: see |
| ἀγαπᾶτε | agapate | you love [Him] | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| εἰς | eis | in [Him] | G1519 εἰς toward |
| ὃν | hon | [Him] | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἄρτι | arti | now | G737 ἄρτι now |
| μὴ | mē | — | G3361 μή not |
| ὁρῶντες | horōntes | [and though] you do not see | G3708 ὁράω to see: see |
| πιστεύοντες | pisteuontes | you believe | G4100 πιστεύω to trust (in) |
| δὲ | de | and | G1161 δέ then |
| ἀγαλλιᾶσθε | agalliasthe | rejoice | G21 ἀγαλλιάω to rejoice |
| χαρᾷ | chara | joy | G5479 χαρά joy |
| ἀνεκλαλήτῳ | aneklalētō | with an inexpressible | G412 ἀνεκλάλητος inexpressible |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| δεδοξασμένῃ | dedoxasmenē | glorious | G1392 δοξάζω to glorify |
Related verses
- John 20:29
Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:7
for we walk by faith, not by sight.
- Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.
- John 16:22
Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
- 2 Corinthians 4:18
while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
- 1 Peter 1:6
Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials,
- Hebrews 11:27
By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
- 1 Peter 5:4
When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.
- Ephesians 6:24
Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. Amen.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
6 Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials,
7 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—
8 whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory—
9 receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
Read all of 1 Peter 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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