^1:8You¹⁷ have not seen him, but you love him. You¹⁸ do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice¹⁹ with an indescribable and glorious²⁰ joy, ^1:9because you are attaining the goal of your faith—the salvation of your souls.

^1:10Concerning this salvation,²¹ the prophets²² who predicted the grace that would come to you²³ searched and investigated carefully.

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1 Peter 1:8–9: Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Footnotes

17 Grk “whom not having seen, you love.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
18 Grk “in whom not now seeing …” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
19 Grk “in whom not now seeing but believing, you exult.” The participles have been translated as finite verbs due to requirements of contemporary English style.
20 Grk “glorified.”
21 Grk “about which salvation.”
22 Prophets refers to the OT prophets.
23 Grk “who prophesied about the grace that is to/for you.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Though you have not seen him, you love him; though not seeing him now, you believe in him, and you rejoice with inexpressible and glorious joy, because you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that would come to you, searched and carefully investigated.

NLTNew Living Translation

You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy. The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls.

This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

whom, although you have not seen, you love; in whom now you believe, although you do not see him, and you rejoice greatly with joy inexpressible and full of glory, obtaining the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace meant for you sought and made careful inquiry,

KJV 1900King James Version

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 inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:

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