1 Peter 1:6
1 Peter · New Testament · Chapter 1
“Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:”1 Peter 1:6
What Does 1 Peter 1:6 Mean?
1 Peter 1:6 is found in the book of 1 Peter, chapter 1, verse 6 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Joy, Patience, Temptation, and Suffering.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Peter 1:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
James 1:2“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;”James 1:12“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”1 Peter 5:10“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.”Zechariah 13:9“And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.”1 Peter 4:12“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:”Romans 12:12“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”Romans 5:2“By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”Acts 16:25“And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.”Hebrews 12:11“Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.”Matthew 5:12“Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.”Isaiah 61:3“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.”John 16:33“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”John 16:22“And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.”2 Corinthians 4:8“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;”2 Corinthians 4:17“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;”Psalms 34:19“Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.”2 Corinthians 12:10“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.”Psalms 119:28“My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.”Matthew 11:28“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”1 Corinthians 4:9“For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.”
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