Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you;
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.
Beloved, do not be amazed and bewildered at the fiery ordeal which is taking place to test your quality, as though something strange (unusual and alien to you and your position) were befalling you.
Divinely loved ones [divinely loved by God], stop thinking that the smelting process which is [operating] among you and which has come to you for the purpose of testing [you], is a thing alien to you,
And now, dear friends of mine, I beg you not to be unduly alarmed at the fiery ordeals which come to test your faith, as though this were some abnormal experience.
Dearly beloved, do not be astonished that a test by fire is coming upon you, as though something strange were happening to you,
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