"Receiving the end of your faith, {even} the salvation of {your} souls." — 1 Peter 1:9

1 Peter 1:9 · KJV

“Receiving the end of your faith, {even} the salvation of {your} souls.”

— 1 Peter 1:9

Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see {him} not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

Verse 10

Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace {that should come} unto you:

1 Peter 1 — Context

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:

Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see {him} not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

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

Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace {that should come} unto you:

Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

Cross References

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.

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.

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. {in faith: Gr. according to faith}