1 Peter 1:6
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:”
πειρασμός
Trial, test, temptation. Peirasmos. God is faithful and will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. The test has a limit. God measures what you can handle.
ὀλίγος
for a little while
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ὀλίγος
Few, little, small in number. Many are called but few are chosen. The way is narrow and few find it. Walking with God has always been the minority path.
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δεῖ
being necessary
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δεῖ
also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
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λυπέω
having been put to grief
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λυπέω
to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad
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ποικίλος
various
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ποικίλος
motley, i.e. various in character
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εἰμί
it is,
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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εἰ
if
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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