Discovery Box1 Peter 1:7-9 
Context1:7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith, 1 which is much more valuable than gold – gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away 2 – and will bring praise 3 and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 4 1:8 You 5 have not seen him, but you love him. You 6 do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice 7 with an indescribable and glorious 8 joy, 1:9 because you are attaining the goal of your faith – the salvation of your souls.
1 tn Or “genuineness,” the result of testing. On the other hand it may denote the process of testing: “that the proving of your faith…may bring praise.”
sn The author is not asserting that the quality of the readers’ faith is in doubt and will be proven by future trials. He declares their faith to be a present reality in v. 5 and 9, so in context v. 8 affirms that their faith is indeed genuine.
2 tn Grk “which is passing away but is tested by fire,” describing gold in a lesser-to-greater comparison with faith’s proven character.
3 tn Grk “that the testing of your faith…may be found unto praise,” showing the result of the trials mentioned in v. 6.
4 tn Grk “at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (cf. v. 13).
5 tn Grk “whom not having seen, you love.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
6 tn Grk “in whom not now seeing…” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
7 tn Grk “in whom not now seeing but believing, you exult.” The participles have been translated as finite verbs due to requirements of contemporary English style.
8 tn Grk “glorified.”
