1 Peter 1:10-14 NIV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:14

Verse 14 14As obedient children He first intimates that we are called by the Lord to the privilege and honor of adoption through the Gospel; and, secondly, that we are adopted for this end, that he might have us as his obedient children. For though obedience does not make us children, as the gift of adoption is gratuitous, yet it distinguishes children from aliens. How far, indeed, this obedience extends, Peter shews, when he forbids God’s children to conform to or to comply with the desires of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:10

Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently; rather, prophets inquired and searched . There is no article, and the verbs are aorist. St. Peter illustrates the glory and greatness of our salvation (mark how he loves to repeat the word) by showing that it was the subject of the searching study of prophets and of the contemplation of angels. St. Peter was a diligent student of the prophetic books, and constantly quotes them, both in his Epistles and in his speeches... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:12

Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things. It was revealed to them, whether in answer to their search as in the case of Daniel, or as part of the original revelation made to them, that the vision was for many days ( Daniel 10:14 ). Compare St. Peter's quotations from the prophetic Scriptures in Acts 2:17 , Acts 2:31 ; Acts 3:24 . The best manuscripts read here, "unto you." The prophets, doubtless, like Abraham, rejoiced to see the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:13

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind. St. Peter sums up in the word "wherefore" all the blessings, privileges, and hopes which he has enumerated; on these he founds his exhortations. Gird up . The word ἀναζωσάμενοι (literally, "girding up, tucking up long garments by the help of a girdle") occurs in no other place of the New Testament. But the same metaphor, expressed in similar words, is common. St. Peter alludes, doubtless, to the Lord's exhortation, "Let your loins be girded... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:14

As obedient children; rather, children of obedience (comp. Ephesians 2:2 , Ephesians 2:3 ; Ephesians 5:8 ; also 2 Peter 2:14 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:3 ; Luke 16:8 ). Winer says ('Grammar,' 3. 34.; 'Romans,' 2), "This mode of expression is to be traced to the more lively imagination of the Orientals, by which the most intimate connection (derivation from and dependence on)—even when the reference is to what is not material—is viewed under the image of the relation of son or child to... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:12

Unto whom it was revealed - They were not permitted to know fully the import of the predictions which they were made the instruments of communicating to mankind, but they understood that they were intended for the benefit of future ages.That not unto themselves - We are not to suppose that they derived no benefit from their own predictions; for, as far as they understood the truth, it was as much adapted to sanctify and comfort them as it is us now: but the meaning is, that their messages had... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:13

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind - The allusion here is to the manner in which the Orientals were accustomed to dress. They wear loose, flowing robes, so that, when they wish to run, or to fight, or to apply themselves to any business, they are obliged to bind their garments close around them. See the notes at Matthew 5:38-41. The meaning here is, that they were to have their minds in constant preparation to discharge the duties, or to endure the trials of life - like those who were... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:10

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:12

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Peter 1:14

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

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Peter 1:13

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