1 Peter 1:8 meaning and explanation
Though 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,
1 Peter 1:8, Berean Standard Bible
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Peter writes to believers scattered across Asia Minor who had never met Jesus in person, and he names what their faith looks like: love and trust directed toward someone unseen. The Greek verb for believe, pisteuete, is present tense, describing ongoing trust rather than a single decision.
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