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1 Peter 1:10–11

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1:10Concerning this salvation,21 the prophets22 who predicted the grace that would come to you23 searched and investigated carefully. 1:11They probed24 into what person or time25 the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ26 and his subsequent glory.27

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  1. 21 Grk “about which salvation.”
  2. 22 Prophets refers to the OT prophets.
  3. 23 Grk “who prophesied about the grace that is to/for you.”
  4. 24 Grk “probing.” The participle continues the sentence from v. 10 but has been translated as an indicative for English style.
  5. 25 Or “time or circumstances,” focusing not on the person but on the timing and circumstances of the fulfillment. The OT prophets wondered about the person and the surrounding circumstances (time) through which God would fulfill his promised salvation.
  6. 26 Grk “the sufferings unto Christ,” i.e., sufferings directed toward him, what he was destined to suffer.
  7. 27 Grk “the glories after these things.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that would come to you, searched and carefully investigated. They inquired into what time or what circumstances the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified in advance to the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.

NLTNew Living Translation

This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you. They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ’s suffering and his great glory afterward.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace meant for you sought and made careful inquiry, investigating for what person or which time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he testified beforehand to the sufferings with reference to Christ and the glories after these things,

KJV 1900King James Version

Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.