1 Peter 2:22

2:22 He ¹  committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth. ² 

1 Peter 1:7

1:7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith, ³  which is much more valuable than gold – gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away ⁴  – and will bring praise ⁵  and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. ⁶ 

¹ tn Grk “who,” referring to Christ and applying the quotations from Isa 53 to him. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

² sn A quotation from Isa 53:9.

³ tn Or “genuineness,” the result of testing. On the other hand it may denote the process of testing: “that the proving of your faith…may bring praise.”

⁴ tn Grk “which is passing away but is tested by fire,” describing gold in a lesser-to-greater comparison with faith’s proven character.

⁵ tn Grk “that the testing of your faith…may be found unto praise,” showing the result of the trials mentioned in v. 6.

⁶ tn Grk “at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (cf. v. 13).