JMNT(i)
4 into the midst of an incorruptible (unspoilable; imperishable; unruinable; undecayable),
unstained (undefiled),
and unfading (or: unwithering)
inheritance (or: enjoyment of and participation in an allotted portion as a possession) –
one having been kept in view, watched-over, guarded, and which continues being maintained and kept intact within the midst of [
the, or our]
atmospheres (or: in union with heavens; = in realms of spirit); – [
which things were and are being birthed and entering]
into the midst of you folks,
5 the ones being continuously garrisoned within (or: kept under watch and guarded in the center of)
God's power, in union with an ability which is God, through [
His]
faithfulness, into a deliverance (a rescue which brings health, wholeness and a return to your original state and condition; salvation; a [period of] rescue) [
which is now]
ready to be unveiled (revealed; disclosed)
within the midst of and in union with [
this]
last season (or: resident within a final fitting situation; in a final fertile moment; on [this] last occasion),
6 within which [
season and deliverance]
you folks are presently feeling constant joy and happiness and are continuing to rejoice exceedingly – though for a little while, at present, since (or: if)
it continues being binding and necessary, being pained (distressed; grieved; sorrowed)
within various tests (or: different trials and ordeals)
to put you to the proof.
7 [
This is]
to the end that the examined and tested approval of your faith (of the trust and faithfulness of you folks) – [
being]
of much greater value and worth, and more precious, than of gold that constantly loses itself away (perishes of itself)
despite being progressively tested and examined through fire – might be found [
progressing]
into praise (approval; commendation)
and glory (or: a good reputation)
and honor (value; worth)
within an unveiling of Jesus Christ (or: in union with a revelation whose source is, which has the character of, and which is, Jesus, [the] Anointed One; in the midst of a disclosure from [Messiah] Jesus),
8 Whom not seeing (or: perceiving),
you folks are continuously loving and accepting (or: experiencing the urge for reunion);
into Whom at the present moment you folks are not constantly looking, yet are habitually believing (or: continuously placing [your] trust and loyalty).
You folks are repeatedly rejoicing and being very happy in indescribable (or: incapable of being spoken out)
joy which also exists having been made glorious (or: by unspeakable and glorified joy; in joy [that is] inexpressible and has made a notable reputation; with joy that is glorious beyond words, and which is filled with imagination and good opinion),
9 being ones constantly bringing to, or conveying in, yourselves – as provision, attentive care and kindly keeping – the promised goal (the finished product; the aim and result; the purpose and destiny)
of the [other MSS: your]
faith and trust: deliverance ([the] restoration to wholeness and health; a salvation)
of souls (or: from inner beings and selves; or: = of people)!