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Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials,
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Joy Amidst Sorrow
Commentators like Spurgeon and Calvin highlight the Christian's ability to experience both great joy and deep sorrow simultaneously. This isn't a contradiction but a paradox of faith. The sorrow comes from temporary, earthly trials, while the profound joy is rooted in the unshakable hope of salvation and an eternal inheritance, as described in the preceding verses.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Wherein you greatly rejoice. This refers to the hope of salvation. The idea is that the prospect they had of the future inheritance was a …
Wherein (εν ω). This translation refers the relative ω to καιρω, but it is possible to see a reference to Χριστου (verse 3) or to …
19th Century
Anglican
Wherein ye greatly rejoice.—“His scope,” says Leighton, “is to stir up and strengthen spiritual joy in his afflicted brethren; and therefo…
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Baptist
Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, you are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
What! Can ther…
“In this” probably refers to anticipation of the future deliverance. As Christians long for their inheritance, they can “rejoice.” Peter goes on to…
16th Century
Protestant
Wherein you greatly rejoice, or, In which you exult. Though the termination of the Greek verb is doubtful, the meaning neverthele…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherein you greatly rejoice The Vulgate Latin version reads, "in which you shall rejoice": and so the Syriac version…
This epistle is addressed to believers in general, who are strangers in every city or country where they live, and are scattered through the nation…
