1 Peter 1:10-14 NIV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 1:14

obedient children = children ( App-108 .) of ( App-17 .) obedience. fashioning, &c . See Romans 12:2 . read more

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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:12

To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.Very significantly, in this verse:Peter claims for those who evangelized Asia Minor (Paul and his companions) the same authority which was possessed by the ancient prophets. The Spirit of Christ was in the prophets; the same Spirit... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:13

Wherefore, girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;Founded upon the Old Testament requirement that the Jews should observe the Passover with their "loins girded," a few have imagined all kinds of vain things, alleging that 1Peter is a sermon delivered in connection with observing the Lord's supper;[43] but the scholars should look, not always to the Old Testament, but to the words of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:14

as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance:As children of obedience ... "Despite its emphasis on Christian freedom, obedience is one of the cardinal virtues of the New Testament."[44] Here is another metaphor. Obedience is represented as the mother of Christians.Not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts ... A noble principle is in view here. Through the practice of wickedness, people fashion themselves in the... 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

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 1:11

1 Peter 1:11. The Spirit of Christ— It is well worthy of our notice, that the Spirit which dictated to the prophets is called the Spirit of Christ; which both proves his existence before his incarnation, and his supreme Godhead; and illustrates the full view that he himself had of all he was to do and suffer under the character of our Redeemer. The apostle, in discoursing so largely concerning the prophets, seems to have a special reference to the converted Jews, who would enter more thoroughly... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 1:12

1 Peter 1:12. Unto whom it was revealed,— Many of the things foretold by the ancient prophets, did evidently relate to distant times, and many of them to the coming of Christ, and the numerous conversions of the Jews and Gentiles to his holy religion. St. Peter very properly mentions it, to the honour of Christians, that the ancient prophets, ministered not unto themselves, but unto them: and it was a great confirmation to their faith to compare the prediction and event, and observe their... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 1:13

1 Peter 1:13. Gird up the loins of your mind,— The apostle seems here to allude to the precept which he had heard from our Lord, Luke 12:35; Luk 12:59 which is the more probable, from his immediately adding the words, νηφοντες τελιως,— being constantly upon the watch. The meaning is, that Christians are to endeavour to have their minds in such a frame for the coming of Christ, as servants have their bodies for their master's coming to his marriage-feast, when he is to entertain his friends in... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Peter 1:14

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Peter 1:14

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

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 1:11

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 1:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Peter 1:13

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