1 Peter 1:6
King James Version (KJV)
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
Translations
1 Peter 1:6 - Amplified Bible
[You should] be exceedingly glad on this account, though now for a little while you may be distressed by trials {and} suffer temptations,
1 Peter 1:6 - American Standard Version
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,
1 Peter 1:6 - Bible in Basic English
You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,
1 Peter 1:6 - Darby Bible
Wherein ye exult, for a little while at present, if needed, put to grief by various trials,
1 Peter 1:6 - English Standard Version
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,
1 Peter 1:6 - King James Version
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
1 Peter 1:6 - La Biblia de las Americas
En lo cual os regocijáis grandemente, aunque ahora, por un poco de tiempo si es necesario, seáis afligidos con diversas pruebas,
1 Peter 1:6 - The Message
I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime. Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering comes out proved genuine. When Jesus wraps this all up, it’s your faith, not your gold, that God will have on display as evidence of his victory.
1 Peter 1:6 - New American Standard Bible
In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,
1 Peter 1:6 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
En lo cual ustedes se regocijan grandemente, aunque ahora, por un poco de tiempo si es necesario, sean afligidos con diversas pruebas (tentaciones),
1 Peter 1:6 - World English Bible
Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials,
1 Peter 1:6 - Young's Living Translation
in which ye are glad, a little now, if it be necessary, being made to sorrow in manifold trials,
1 Peter 1:6 - Additional Comments
With the world, things are so uncertain. We have the threat of harm from terrorists, or from crazy folks who would hurt you or your family. We have the threat of financial problems, with potential failures of the stock market. We have a weak economy that continually threatens the security of our jobs. What a hope we have (vss 4-5)! Thanks be to God we have a certain future, a certain eternal home (2 Cor 5:1), that He is preparing for us!
Ever been in a class, a meeting, (a sermon or Sunday School class :-) ), that you were so into it, you didn't want it to end? Or, have you been in those, when it dragged on, you were dying for it to end? One was a delight, and one was torture. Isn't it odd, though, that you could be in one of those meetings, and one person considers it a delight, and another torture? And so are many circumstances in our life. What one person endures almost without a thought others struggle with enduring pain. If you have enduring pain, it doesn't have to be that way.
What is a trial? It is a circumstance that is considered to be adversity, to be painful, by the one involved. It's an experience that the person would tag as "not okay". The word also implies a "test", an experiment, to see how the person will act when things are "not okay". Whether a circumstance is "not okay" is how you see the circumstance.
Test the "okayness" factor of areas of your life. For each one of these, rate them from 1-5, 1 being "very not okay" (a big trial, might keep you awake at night), and 5 being "very okay" (it's going great). This is how it affects you, how much turmoil you personally feel from it. For each, mentally note why you chose that "okayness" rating.
- marriage,
I suppose the 1's and 2's are the trials. You may have had some part in them being there, or maybe not. But God has in hand in everything. He could prevent anything, He allows everything that exists, and may have caused them directly. Trials may be to prune (by pain, to make bigger, tougher, stronger), or to punish, or some of both. Remember God is actively involved in our lives, and desperately wants to draw is to Him. Sometime you'll receive the most trials when you are perfectly in God's will (e.g. Paul)!
These trials may be tiresome, may be grieving, yet we can still greatly rejoice! This verse acknowledges that trials may deeply grieve us, and that's okay! Yet it also gives us the hope that in the trials, we can have great joy! (1 Thess 5:16, 2 Cor 6:10, Matt 5:12)
For the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed (Rom 8:18).
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