1 Peter 1:9 (DRB)

Passage

Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith (much more precious than gold which is tried by the fire) may be found unto praise and glory and honour at the appearing of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:8 Whom having not seen, you love: in whom also now though you see him not, you believe and, believing, shall rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorified;

1 Peter 1:9 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

1 Peter 1:10 Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and diligently searched, who prophesied of the grace to come in you.

1 Peter 1:11 Searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in them did signify, when it foretold those sufferings that are in Christ and the glories that should follow.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "receiving", "even", "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 you love in..." into verse 10's "Of which salvation the prophets have inquired...", 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.