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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Gill's Exposition
That the trial of your faith,.... This is the principal end which God has in afflictive providences, to try the faith of his people; so the faith of Abraham, Job, Habakkuk, and others, have been…
Barnes' Notes
That the trial of your faith - The putting of your religion to the test, and showing what is its real nature. Compare Jam 1:3, Jam 1:12. Being much more precious than of gold - This does not mean that…
Adam Clarke
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold - As by the action of fire gold is separated from all alloy and heterogeneous mixtures, and is proved to be gold by its enduring the…
The first word, wherein, refers to the apostle's foregoing discourse about the excellency of their present state, and their grand expectations for the future. "In this condition you greatly rejoice,…
Cambridge Bible
that the trial of your faith The use of the self-same phrase as in Jas 1:3 strengthens the conclusion suggested in the previous note as to St Peter's knowledge of this Epistle. Test, perhaps even…
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