1 Peter 1:10-12 NLT

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Peter 1:3-12

(3-12) PANEGYRIC OF THE GOSPEL FROM A HEBREW POINT OF VIEW.—The Apostle thanks God for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. That fact is a regeneration of us, and a pledge of future glory, in view of which such afflictions as beset the Asiatic Hebrews were seen to serve a purpose, and that purpose the very “salvation” which had formed the theme of the Old Testament. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Peter 1:10

(10) Of which salvation.—The “of” stands for “concerning,” “with regard to”; and the salvation which formed the subject of investigation to the prophets was the present deliverance of the believing soul from sin and gloom, as well as the salvation yet future. It is difficult not to believe that the song of Zacharias was in St. Peter’s mind when he thus wrote; the theme of that song is precisely the glory of present salvation through Christ, and the fulfilment of prophecy thereby: “Blessed be... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Peter 1:11

(11) Searching.—This further explains the “inquired and searched” above; it particularises the object of the inquiry. They knew that they spoke “concerning a salvation,” but they did not know the details. The present passage is perhaps the most striking in the whole New Testament in regard to the doctrine of prophetic inspiration. Assuming that the prophets did not speak simply of their own human calculation, but somehow under the influence of the Divine Spirit, we are brought to face the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Peter 1:12

(12) Unto whom it was revealed.—As 1 Peter 1:11 expanded and expounded the words “inquired and searched,” so the first part of 1 Peter 1:12 expounds the words “prophesied of the grace in reserve for you.” That is to say, the revelation here spoken of is not a special revelation sent in answer to their laborious musings, but rather the very thing which occasioned them; the perplexity consisted in feeling that God had a further meaning for their words. And the exact limits of the revelation are... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Peter 1:1-25

The Trial of Faith 1 Peter 1:6-7 What is faith? Faith is the heart setting to its seal that God is true. Faith is an appropriating grace. Faith is an apprehending grace. True faith has a quick ear, a clear eye, a ready hand, and a Divine capacity for the word of God. One is tempted to ask, Why does our heavenly Father permit the faith of His poor children to be tried? The answer is in our text, because the trial of your faith is much more 'precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:10-12

Chapter 3 THE UNITY AND GLORIOUSNESS OF THE PLAN OF REDEMPTION1 Peter 1:10-12THE message of the Gospel unlocks the treasures of Old Testament revelation. Evangelists and Apostles are the exponents of the prophets. The continuity of Divine revelation has never been broken. The Spirit which spake through Joel of the Pentecostal outpouring had spoken to men in the earlier days, to Abraham, Jacob, Moses, and David, and was now shed forth upon the first preachers of the Gospel, and bestowed... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-21

Analysis and Annotations I. THE SUFFERING OF BELIEVERS AND EXHORTATIONS TO HOLY LIVING CHAPTER 1:1-21 1. The introduction and doxology (1 Peter 1:1-5 ) 2. Suffering and the coming glory (1 Peter 1:6-9 ) 3. As revealed in the prophets (1 Peter 1:10-12 ) 4. Exhortations to holy living (1 Peter 1:13-21 ) 1 Peter 1:1-5 As stated in the introduction, Peter writes to believing Jews in the dispersion throughout the provinces mentioned in the first verse. There is at once pointed out a... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:10

1:10 {3} Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace [that should come] unto you:(3) He makes a difference between true faith, that is to say, that faith which only has an eye to the doctrine of the prophets and apostles, and false faith. Afterward he makes two degrees of one and the same faith, according to the manner of the various revelations, when as in deed it is but one only faith. Thirdly, he says that the preaching of the apostles... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:12

1:12 Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost {f} sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.(f) He alludes to the prophecy of Joel, which was exhibited upon the day of Pentecost, in the Apostles, as it were in the first fruits of the Holy Spirit, which this same prophecy Peter declares; Acts 2:6 read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-25

Peter writes with apostolic authority and though it is directly to the dispersed Jewish Christians (strangers both because Jews among Gentiles, and because Christians separated from Jewish relatives), yet we who are Gentile believers may well recognize, that much of this is just as applicable to ourselves. We too are pilgrims and strangers, not at home on earth. The areas spoken of in v.1 are all in present-day Turkey, for Asia at that time was Asia minor, on the western end of Turkey. ... read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Peter 1:3-12

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Peter 1:10

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Peter 1:11

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Peter 1:12

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Peter 1:1-25

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 1:10-12

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-21

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:10

Geneva Study Bible - 1 Peter 1:12

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:1-25

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