4:12 Dear friends, do not be astonished 2 that a trial by fire is occurring among you, 3 as though something strange were happening to you.
1 tn Grk “the hidden man.” KJV’s “the hidden man of the heart,” referring to a wife, could be seriously misunderstood by the modern English reader.
2 tn Or “do not be surprised, taken aback.” The same verb occurs in 4:4.
3 tn Grk “at the burning among you, occurring to you for testing.”