1 Peter 1:9 (DBY)

Passage

receiving the end of your faith, [the] salvation of [your] souls.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:7 that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in [the] revelation of Jesus Christ:

1 Peter 1:8 whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom [though] not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with [the] glory,

1 Peter 1:9 receiving the end of your faith, [the] salvation of [your] souls.

1 Peter 1:10 Concerning which salvation prophets, who have prophesied of the grace towards you, sought out and searched out;

1 Peter 1:11 searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ which [was] in them pointed out, testifying before of the sufferings which [belonged] to Christ, and the glories after these.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "receiving", "salvation", and "souls". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "receiving", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "whom having not seen ye love on..." into verse 10's "Concerning which salvation prophets who have prophesied...", so "faith" and "receiving" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "receiving" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.