Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Ver. 8. Whom having not seen] They had not been, belike, at the feast of the Passover (at which time our Saviour suffered), but came up to the feast of Pentecost, and were converted,Acts 2:7,11; Acts 2:41 .
And full of glory] Gr. δεδοξασμενη, glorified already; a piece of God's kingdom and heaven's happiness beforehand. Oh, the joy! the joy! the inexpressible joy that I find in my soul! said a dying saint.