The King James Version of the Bible translates 1 Peter 1:6 (KJV) as, “Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through ‘manifold temptations’.” “Manifold” is an old English word that means “various” or “of many kinds.” “Temptations” is how the KJV translated the Greek word, “peirasmos.” This word can mean “temptation,” referring to an enticement to sin (do wrong), or it can mean “trial” or “test” as in an examination. In the context of 1 Peter 1:6-7, “trial” or “test” is the better meaning, although many trials come in the form of temptation. Putting it together, “manifold temptations” in 1 Peter 1:6 means “various trials.”