1 Peter 1:10-11 WEB

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:11

Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify; or, as the Revised Version, did point unto . The Authorized Version neglects the preposition εἰς . The apostle says that the Spirit of Christ dwelt in the prophets. The words πνεῦμα ξριστοῦ cannot mean "the Spirit which bears witness of Christ," as Bengel and others. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christ (see Romans 8:9 ; Galatians 4:6 ). He is not only sent from the Father by the Son,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:10

Of which salvation - Of the certainty that this system of religion, securing the salvation of the soul, would be revealed. The object of this reference to the prophets seems to be to lead them to value the religion which they professed more highly, and to encourage them to bear their trials with patience. They were in a condition, in many respects, far superior to that of the prophets. They had the full light of the gospel. The prophets saw it only at a distance and but dimly, and were obliged... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:11

Searching what - That is, examining their own predictions with care, to ascertain what they meant. They studied them as we do the predictions which others have made; and though the prophets were the medium through which the truth was made known, yet their own predictions became a subject of careful investigation to themselves. The expression used here in the original, rendered “what,” (εἰς τίνα eis tina,) literally, “unto what,” may mean, so far as the Greek is concerned, either “what time,”... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 1:10-11

1 Peter 1:10-11. Of which salvation That is, concerning the nature and extent of it, and the way and means of attaining it, namely, by believing and obeying the gospel, to be preached among all nations: (see the margin:) the prophets have inquired Εξεζητησαν , sought with accuracy, or were earnestly inquisitive about; and searched diligently (Like miners searching for precious ore,) after the meaning of the prophecies which they delivered; who prophesied Long ago; of the grace of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1-12

1:1-2:10 HIGH STATUS FOR GOD’S PEOPLEThe character of salvation (1:1-12)Peter’s readers are ‘God’s scattered people’, an expression that Peter uses with a wide meaning. In relation to their place of local residence, they are God’s people scattered throughout northern Asia Minor. But in relation to heaven, they are God’s people scattered in a foreign land. Their true homeland is heaven, and the foreign land is the world. They really belong to God. He chose them and cleansed them, with the aim... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 1:10

Of . App-104 . prophets . See James 5:10 . have . Omit. enquired . Greek. ekzeteo. See Acts 15:17 . searched diligently . Greek. exereunao. Only here. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 1:11

Searching . Greek. ereunao. See John 5:39 . what = unto ( App-104 .) what. Spirit . App-101 . of Genitive of Relation. App-17 . Christ . App-98 . These words "of Christ" should come after "signify". signify = point. Greek. delco. See 1 Corinthians 1:11 . testified beforehand . Greek. promarturomai. Only here. of = with reference to. App-104 . that should follow = after ( App-104 .) these things. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:10

Concerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:As Caffin observed:Peter was a diligent student of the prophetic books, and constantly quotes them, both in his epistles and in his speeches recorded in Acts. Here he gives a very remarkable glimpse into the condition of the prophetic consciousness.[27]Here Peter called attention to the curiosity that the ancient prophets of the Old Testament had with reference to their... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:11

searching what time or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did point unto, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them.The exact nature of the puzzlement of the prophets is here given. It regarded the "time" of the marvelous events which they foretold. The exact answer to their questionings, however, was not revealed to them, only that it was not scheduled for their own generation, but for subsequent ages.The phenomenon... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 1:10

1 Peter 1:10. Of which salvation the prophets— The gospel was not fully revealed to the Jews before the coming of Christ. Something of the nature of the gospel in general, and of that grand event, the conversion of the Gentiles, was revealed to them; upon which they were very desirous to have found out all that concerned it, and would have been very glad to have lived to see that happy time, when their predictions should be accomplished.ThatDanielunderstoodnotthefullmeaningofhis own prophesies,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Peter 1:10-11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:1-12

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 1:10

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 1:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:11

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 1:10

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