1 Peter 1:9
New International Version
for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

New Living Translation
The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls.

English Standard Version
obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Berean Standard Bible
now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Berean Literal Bible
receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

King James Bible
Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

New King James Version
receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.

New American Standard Bible
obtaining as the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

NASB 1995
obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.

NASB 1977
obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.

Legacy Standard Bible
receiving as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.

Amplified Bible
receiving as the result [the outcome, the consummation] of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Christian Standard Bible
because you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
because you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

American Standard Version
receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Contemporary English Version
you are to be saved. This is why you have faith.

English Revised Version
receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
as you obtain the salvation that is the goal of your faith.

Good News Translation
because you are receiving the salvation of your souls, which is the purpose of your faith in him.

International Standard Version
because you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Majority Standard Bible
now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

NET Bible
because you are attaining the goal of your faith--the salvation of your souls.

New Heart English Bible
receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Webster's Bible Translation
Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Weymouth New Testament
while you are securing as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.

World English Bible
receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
receiving the outcome of the faith—salvation of your souls;

Berean Literal Bible
receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Young's Literal Translation
receiving the end of your faith -- salvation of souls;

Smith's Literal Translation
Receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of souls.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Catholic Public Domain Version
returning with the goal of your faith, the salvation of souls.

New American Bible
as you attain the goal of [your] faith, the salvation of your souls.

New Revised Standard Version
for you are receiving the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And you will receive the reward for your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
That you may receive the reward of your faith: The Life of your souls;
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Godbey New Testament
receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Haweis New Testament
receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Mace New Testament
since the salvation of your souls is the reward you receive for your faith.

Weymouth New Testament
while you are securing as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.

Worrell New Testament
receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of souls;

Worsley New Testament
even the salvation of your souls:

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Living Hope
8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9now that you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 10Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,…

Cross References
James 1:21
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

Romans 6:22
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.

Hebrews 10:39
But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

Philippians 2:12
Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

Ephesians 2:8
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

2 Timothy 1:9
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.

Romans 1:16
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

1 Thessalonians 5:9
For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 7:10
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

John 3:16-17
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. / For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Matthew 24:13
But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”

Psalm 62:1
For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.

Isaiah 45:17
But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.

Psalm 37:39
The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.


Treasury of Scripture

Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Romans 6:22
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

Hebrews 11:13
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

James 1:21
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

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1 Peter 1
1. Peter praises God for his manifold spiritual graces;
10. showing that the salvation in Christ the fulfillment of prophesy;
13. and exhorts them accordingly to be holy.














now that you are receiving
This phrase indicates a present and ongoing action. The Greek word for "receiving" is "κομιζόμενοι" (komizomenoi), which implies obtaining or carrying away something as a reward. In the context of 1 Peter, it suggests that believers are in the process of experiencing the benefits of their faith. This is not merely a future hope but a present reality. The early Christians, amidst persecution, would find encouragement in knowing that their faith was actively yielding results in their lives.

the goal of your faith
The term "goal" is translated from the Greek word "τέλος" (telos), which means an end, purpose, or completion. In this context, it refers to the ultimate purpose or outcome of faith. Faith is not an end in itself but a means to an end, which is the salvation of the soul. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative that faith is the vehicle through which believers are justified and sanctified. The "goal" here is not just a distant future event but something that believers are progressively realizing in their spiritual journey.

the salvation of your souls
The word "salvation" comes from the Greek "σωτηρία" (soteria), which denotes deliverance, preservation, or safety. In the New Testament, it often refers to the deliverance from sin and its consequences, achieved through Christ's atoning work. The "soul" (ψυχή, psyche) in biblical terms encompasses the whole being, not just the immaterial part of a person. Thus, the salvation of the soul implies a comprehensive redemption that affects every aspect of a believer's life. Historically, this assurance of salvation would have been a profound source of hope for early Christians facing trials, reminding them of the eternal security and transformation promised through their faith in Jesus Christ.

(9) Receiving the end of your faith.--The "end of our faith" means, the object to which our faith is directed, the thing we believed for. And "faith" catches up the "believing" of last verse, so that, in reading, the accent of the sentence falls on "end," not on "faith;" and the whole clause is added to justify the statement that we rejoice with a joy which has already attained its full perfection. The reason is, he says, because we receive already, in the present life, the object of all this trusting without sight; we need not wait till the next world to attain our glorification.

The salvation of your souls.--It might be simply, salvation of souls, including other men's besides our own, but the context is against it, and the absence of articles is characteristic of St. Peter. It seems at first sight not a very exalted object for our faith to work to, the deliverance, or safety, of our own souls. And yet our Lord fully recognises the instinct of the higher self-preservation as that to which the ultimate appeal must be made (Matthew 16:25-26). He could give His own soul a ransom for many (Matthew 20:28); He could save others and not Himself (Matthew 27:42); St. Paul could wish himself accursed from Christ for his brethren's sake, "that they might be saved" (Romans 9:3; Romans 10:1); Moses could ask to be "blotted out of the book" (Exodus 32:32); and yet the fact remains, that in seeking our own welfare, in the highest sense, we are fulfilling a primal law of our being, imposed upon us by the Creator. We are bound to make that our first object, if it were only to gratify Him who has no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, even if we could possibly divest ourselves of all "selfish" interest in the matter. . . .

Verse 9. - Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. The present participle "receiving" (κομιζόμενοι) implies that the believer realizes the deep blessing of salvation gradually while he is being saved as one of οἱ σωζόμενοι (Acts 2:47). Salvation is present as well as future. "By grace ye are saved through faith" (Ephesians 2:8); "According to his mercy he saved us" (Titus 3:5). God's elect receive it in various measures now; in its blessed fullness it will be manifested hereafter. It is the end which faith ever holds in view, pressing towards it as the prize of the high calling. It is the salvation especially of souls; for, as Bengel says," Anima praecipue salvatur; corpus in resurreetione participat."

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Greek
[now that] you are receiving
κομιζόμενοι (komizomenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2865: From a primary komeo; properly, to provide for, i.e. to carry off.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

goal
τέλος (telos)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5056: (a) an end, (b) event or issue, (c) the principal end, aim, purpose, (d) a tax.

of
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

faith,
πίστεως (pisteōs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.

[the] salvation
σωτηρίαν (sōtērian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4991: Feminine of a derivative of soter as noun; rescue or safety.

of [your] souls.
ψυχῶν (psychōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.


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