ESV Reformation Study Bible – 1 Pet 1:9
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1 Pet 1:9

1:9 obtaining. Believers already enjoy certain essential elements of salvation (e.g., peace and fellowship with God), but full possession awaits the return of Christ (v. 5).

souls. Used here to mean “self” or “person”; compare the same usage in 3:20.