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Version</a> inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. <a href="/bsb/1_peter/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. <a href="/blb/1_peter/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> inquiring into what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in them was signifying, testifying beforehand of the sufferings of Christ and the glories after these, <a href="/kjv/1_peter/1.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_peter/1.htm">New King James Version</a> searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. <a href="/nasb_/1_peter/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. <a href="/nasb/1_peter/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. <a href="/nasb77/1_peter/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. <a href="/lsb/1_peter/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> inquiring to know what time or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He was predicting the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. <a href="/amp/1_peter/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> seeking to find out what person or what time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He foretold the sufferings of Christ and the glories [destined] to follow. <a href="/csb/1_peter/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/1_peter/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They inquired into what time or what circumstances the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when He testified in advance to the messianic sufferings and the glories that would follow. <a href="/asv/1_peter/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/1_peter/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The Spirit of Christ was in them and was telling them how Christ would suffer and would then be given great honor. So they searched to find out exactly who Christ would be and when this would happen. <a href="/erv/1_peter/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/1_peter/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So they tried to find out what time or situation the Spirit of Christ kept referring to whenever he predicted Christ's sufferings and the glory that would follow. <a href="/gnt/1_peter/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> They tried to find out when the time would be and how it would come. This was the time to which Christ's Spirit in them was pointing, in predicting the sufferings that Christ would have to endure and the glory that would follow. <a href="/isv/1_peter/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> They tried to find out what era or specific time the Spirit of the Messiah in them kept referring to when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. <a href="/net/1_peter/1.htm">NET Bible</a> They probed into what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ and his subsequent glory. <a href="/nheb/1_peter/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, pointed to, when he predicted the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that would follow them. <a href="/wbt/1_peter/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/1_peter/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> They were eager to know the time which the Spirit of Christ within them kept indicating, or the characteristics of that time, when they solemnly made known beforehand the sufferings that were to come upon Christ and the glories which would follow.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/1_peter/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. <a href="/web/1_peter/1.htm">World English Bible</a> searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them pointed to when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_peter/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> searching in regard to what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ that was in them was signifying, testifying beforehand of the sufferings of Christ and the glory after these, <a href="/blb/1_peter/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> inquiring into what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in them was signifying, testifying beforehand of the sufferings of Christ and the glories after these, <a href="/ylt/1_peter/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> searching in regard to what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ that was in them was manifesting, testifying beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glory after these, <a href="/slt/1_peter/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Searching for whom or what time the Spirit of Christ which in them manifested, testifying beforehand the sufferings to Christ, and the glories after these.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_peter/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in them did signify: when it foretold those sufferings that are in Christ, and the glories that should follow: <a href="/cpdv/1_peter/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> inquiring as to what type of condition was signified to them by the Spirit of Christ, when foretelling those sufferings that are in Christ, as well as the subsequent glories. <a href="/nabre/1_peter/1.htm">New American Bible</a> investigating the time and circumstances that the Spirit of Christ within them indicated when it testified in advance to the sufferings destined for Christ and the glories to follow them. <a href="/nrsvce/1_peter/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> inquiring about the person or time that the Spirit of Christ within them indicated when it testified in advance to the sufferings destined for Christ and the subsequent glory.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_peter/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> They searched to find out at what time it would be revealed, and the Spirit of Christ which dwelt in them testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_peter/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And they searched for what time The Spirit of The Messiah who dwelt in them revealed, and testified that the sufferings of The Messiah were coming, and his glory which was after that;<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_peter/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> inquiring what things, and what time, the Spirit of Christ that was in them did signify, when it testified, before hand, the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them; <a href="/godbey/1_peter/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> searching into what, or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ who was in them, witnessing the sufferings towards Christ, and the glories after these, did show: <a href="/haweis/1_peter/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> investigating to what time and to what conjuncture the Spirit of Christ in them pointed, when predicting the sufferings coming upon Christ, and the glories subsequent thereto. <a href="/mace/1_peter/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> when the spirit of Christ inform'd the minds of the prophets of his future sufferings, and of the glorious consequences, they were solicitous to know the circumstances of the times pointed at: <a href="/wey/1_peter/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> They were eager to know the time which the Spirit of Christ within them kept indicating, or the characteristics of that time, when they solemnly made known beforehand the sufferings that were to come upon Christ and the glories which would follow. <a href="/worrell/1_peter/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> searching as to what time or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ Who was in them was pointing to, when testifying beforehand the sufferings destined for Christ, and the subsequent glories; <a href="/worsley/1_peter/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ in them did declare in testifying beforehand the sufferings that were to come upon Christ, and the glories following them: <a href="/parallel/1_peter/1-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1h9-AlUcaGE?start=106" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_peter/1.htm">A Living Hope</a> …10Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully, 11<a href="/greek/2045.htm" title="2045: eraunōntes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To search diligently, examine. Apparently from ereo; to seek, i.e. to investigate.">trying to determine</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: tina (IPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">the time and setting</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than."></a> <a href="/greek/4169.htm" title="4169: poion (IPro-AMS) -- Of what sort. From the base of pou and hoios; individualizing interrogative what sort of, or which one."></a> <a href="/greek/2540.htm" title="2540: kairon (N-AMS) -- Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to which the</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: Pneuma (N-NNS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">Spirit</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christou (N-GMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">of Christ</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/1213.htm" title="1213: edēlou (V-IIA-3S) -- To show, make clear, reveal. From delos; to make plain.">was pointing</a> <a href="/greek/4303.htm" title="4303: promartyromenon (V-PPM/P-NNS) -- To predict, testify or protest beforehand. From pro and marturomai; to be a witness in advance i.e. Predict.">when He predicted</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3804.htm" title="3804: pathēmata (N-ANP) -- From a presumed derivative of pathos; something undergone, i.e. Hardship or pain; subjectively, an emotion or influence.">sufferings</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">of</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christon (N-AMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1391.htm" title="1391: doxas (N-AFP) -- From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.">glories</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. "></a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tauta (DPro-ANP) -- This; he, she, it. ">to follow.</a> 12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-5</a> He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. <a href="/luke/24-26.htm">Luke 24:26-27</a> Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?” / And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself. <a href="/acts/3-18.htm">Acts 3:18</a> But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer. <a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a> And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him. <a href="/hebrews/2-9.htm">Hebrews 2:9-10</a> But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone. / In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering. <a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8-9</a> And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. / Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, <a href="/john/12-41.htm">John 12:41</a> Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him. <a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Matthew 16:21</a> From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. <a href="/acts/26-22.htm">Acts 26:22-23</a> But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen: / that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.” <a href="/2_corinthians/1-5.htm">2 Corinthians 1:5</a> For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. <a href="/colossians/1-24.htm">Colossians 1:24</a> Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church. <a href="/hebrews/11-26.htm">Hebrews 11:26</a> He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward. <a href="/daniel/9-24.htm">Daniel 9:24-26</a> Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place. / Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress. / Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed. <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a> Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1-31</a> For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning? / I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest. / Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.the Spirit.<a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm">1 Peter 3:18,19</a> For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: … <a href="/romans/8-9.htm">Romans 8:9</a> But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.<a href="/galatians/4-6.htm">Galatians 4:6</a> And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.the sufferings.<a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Psalm 22:1-21</a> To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? … <a href="/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1-21</a> To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul… <a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Psalm 88:1-18</a> A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: … the glory.<a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a> And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.<a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10</a> The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.<a href="/psalms/22-22.htm">Psalm 22:22-31</a> I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/12-19.htm">Attempting</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-10.htm">Beforehand</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/james/1-9.htm">Circumstances</a> <a href="/james/3-1.htm">Eager</a> <a href="/james/3-16.htm">Find</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-7.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-24.htm">Glories</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-8.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/acts/11-28.htm">Indicated</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-9.htm">Indicating</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-10.htm">Inquired</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-5.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/james/3-17.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/james/2-25.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-17.htm">Pains</a> <a href="/james/2-10.htm">Point</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-28.htm">Pointed</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-24.htm">Pointing</a> <a href="/romans/9-29.htm">Predicted</a> <a href="/james/2-3.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-14.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-14.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/acts/25-27.htm">Signify</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-6.htm">Solemnly</a> <a href="/james/3-16.htm">Sort</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-2.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/daniel/8-1.htm">Subsequent</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-7.htm">Sufferings</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-39.htm">Testified</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-4.htm">Testifying</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">Time</a> <a href="/james/1-3.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/james/3-1.htm">Undergo</a> <a href="/james/4-1.htm">Within</a> <a href="/james/5-3.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_peter/3-1.htm">Attempting</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-2.htm">Beforehand</a> <a href="/1_john/2-19.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-13.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-16.htm">Circumstances</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-13.htm">Eager</a> <a href="/2_john/1-4.htm">Find</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-21.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-24.htm">Glories</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-21.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-10.htm">Indicated</a> <a href="/john/18-32.htm">Indicating</a> <a href="/genesis/43-27.htm">Inquired</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-13.htm">Pains</a> <a href="/revelation/3-2.htm">Point</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-16.htm">Pointed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-33.htm">Pointing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-17.htm">Predicted</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-17.htm">Regard</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-11.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/acts/21-26.htm">Signify</a> <a href="/revelation/10-6.htm">Solemnly</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-11.htm">Sort</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-12.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/genesis/41-31.htm">Subsequent</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-13.htm">Sufferings</a> <a href="/1_john/5-9.htm">Testified</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-12.htm">Testifying</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-14.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_john/2-26.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-14.htm">Undergo</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-4.htm">Within</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-12.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">1 Peter 1</div>1. <a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">Peter praises God for his manifold spiritual graces;</a> 10. <a href="/1_peter/1-10.htm">showing that the salvation in Christ the fulfillment of prophesy;</a> 13. <a href="/1_peter/1-13.htm">and exhorts them accordingly to be holy.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase highlights their diligent search and inquiry into God's plan. The Hebrew prophets, such as Isaiah and Daniel, often received visions and messages that were not immediately clear, prompting them to seek further understanding. This reflects the human desire to comprehend divine mysteries and the limitations of human understanding without the full revelation of God's timing.to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing The "Spirit of Christ" refers to the Holy Spirit, who inspired the prophets. This indicates that the message of the Messiah was consistent throughout Scripture, as the same Spirit that was in Christ was also at work in the prophets. This continuity underscores the unity of the Old and New Testaments and the divine inspiration behind the prophetic messages. The Spirit's role in guiding the prophets emphasizes the divine origin of their messages and the centrality of Christ in God's redemptive plan.when He predicted the sufferings of Christ The sufferings of Christ were foretold in various Old Testament passages, such as <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, which describes the suffering servant, and <a href="/psalms/22.htm">Psalm 22</a>, which vividly portrays the Messiah's anguish. These prophecies were fulfilled in the life and crucifixion of Jesus, who endured suffering for the salvation of humanity. The prediction of Christ's sufferings highlights the sacrificial nature of His mission and the fulfillment of God's plan for redemption through His atoning death.and the glories to follow Following His sufferings, Christ's resurrection and ascension into glory were also prophesied. Passages like <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a> and <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a> speak of the Messiah's triumph and eternal reign. The "glories" include His victory over death, His exaltation at the right hand of the Father, and the establishment of His eternal kingdom. This sequence from suffering to glory is a pattern seen throughout Scripture and is a source of hope for believers, as it assures them of the ultimate triumph of God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a> The individuals in the Old Testament who were inspired by the Spirit of Christ to foretell the coming of the Messiah, His sufferings, and subsequent glories. 2. <a href="/topical/s/spirit_of_christ.htm">Spirit of Christ</a> Refers to the Holy Spirit, who inspired the prophets with revelations about the Messiah's future sufferings and glories. 3. <a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ (Messiah)</a> The central figure of the prophecy, whose sufferings and subsequent glorification were foretold by the prophets. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sufferings_of_christ.htm">Sufferings of Christ</a> The events surrounding the crucifixion and the trials Jesus endured, which were prophesied in the Old Testament. 5. <a href="/topical/g/glories_to_follow.htm">Glories to Follow</a> The resurrection, ascension, and ultimate reign of Christ, which were also part of the prophetic message.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a> Prophecy serves as a testament to God's sovereign plan and His ability to fulfill His promises. It strengthens our faith in the reliability of Scripture. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering_and_glory.htm">Understanding Suffering and Glory</a> The pattern of suffering followed by glory is central to the Christian life. Believers are called to endure trials with the hope of future glory, just as Christ did. <a href="/topical/t/the_work_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Work of the Holy Spirit</a> The Spirit of Christ was active in the Old Testament, revealing God's plan. Today, the Holy Spirit continues to guide and reveal truth to believers. <a href="/topical/c/christ-centered_interpretation.htm">Christ-Centered Interpretation</a> All Scripture points to Christ. Understanding the Old Testament prophecies in light of Christ's life, death, and resurrection enriches our comprehension of God's redemptive plan. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_hope.htm">Living in Hope</a> The glories that follow Christ's sufferings assure us of the hope we have in Him. This hope should motivate us to live faithfully and expectantly.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_peter_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Peter 1</a> <a href="/q/what_is_peter's_gospel.htm">What is Peter's gospel?</a> <a href="/q/what_evidence_shows_ot_prophets_predicted_christ.htm">What archaeological or historical proof supports the idea in 1 Peter 1:10-12 that Old Testament prophets explicitly predicted Christ's suffering?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_the_obedient_still_suffer_or_die.htm">How do the promises of blessing and long life for obedience (Deuteronomy 6:2-3) align with instances where the obedient still faced suffering or premature death?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_pastoral_counseling.htm">What is pastoral counseling?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_peter/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(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 question, how far their utterances were their own, and how far suggested to them from on high. The doctrine of Montanism, which has not altogether died out of the Church yet, asserts that from first to last prophecy is superhuman; that every word and letter is forced upon the man by a power not his own, which leaves him no choice. God, and God alone, is responsible for every syllable. The human will and intelligence need not even concur in the message they deliver, nor even be conscious that they are delivering it. Thus Montanus makes God to say through him: "Lo, man is as a lyre, and I am as that which strikes the chords: the man is unconscious, and I alone wake." On the other hand, some of the early opponents of Montanism went so far as to say that the inspired writers had a clear and immediate perception, a complete insight into the mysteries which they foretold,--that Isaiah, for instance, saw, as plainly as we do, Mary and Jesus in his prophecy of Immanuel. Our present verses show a doctrine between the two. The prophets find themselves impelled to say words which they are conscious of choosing and using, but which they feel to have a deeper meaning than they themselves were conscious of intending. It is clear to them (<a href="/1_peter/1-12.htm" title="To whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they did minister the things, which are now reported to you by them that have preached the gospel to you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.">1Peter 1:12</a>) that what they meant primarily as applying to present circumstances, was in reality being overruled by the Spirit to apply more fully to the future. But what that future was they struggled, and half in vain, to know. We may apply to them what Keble says of the Greek poets:--"As little children lisp, and tell of Heaven,So thoughts beyond their thoughts to those high bards were given."What, or what manner of time.--If this be right, it must mean, "what exact or approximate date." But the simplest translation would be, to whom, or what period, the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing. This would give new significance to the sentence. They were aware that they were speaking of a Messiah; but who the man should be who would hold that office, or at what period of their history he would arise, this was what they longed to know. They foresaw a Christ, but they could not foresee Jesus; they could give to their Christ no definite position in future history. (Comp. <a href="/matthew/22-42.htm" title="Saying, What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The son of David.">Matthew 22:42</a>; <a href="/luke/3-15.htm" title="And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;">Luke 3:15</a>; <a href="/luke/23-35.htm" title="And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.">Luke 23:35</a>; <a href="/john/3-28.htm" title="You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.">John 3:28</a>; <a href="/john/7-26.htm" title="But, see, he speaks boldly, and they say nothing to him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?">John 7:26</a>; <a href="/john/7-41.htm" title="Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?">John 7:41</a>; <a href="/acts/2-36.htm" title="Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made the same Jesus, whom you have crucified, both Lord and Christ.">Acts 2:36</a>, and often.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_peter/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 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 <a href="/romans/8-9.htm">Romans 8:9</a>; <a href="/galatians/4-6.htm">Galatians 4:6</a>). He is not only sent from the Father by the Son, but he proceedeth from the Father and the Son. This important statement involves also the pre-existence and the Divinity of Christ (comp. <a href="/john/8-56.htm">John 8:56, 58</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a>; <a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Jude 1:5</a>, in the best-supported reading). The prophets felt within them the working of the Spirit. They knew that the mysterious voice which filled their souls was his voice. Its utterances were not always clear; they were sometimes obscure and mystical, but the heart of the prophets was stirred to the utmost; they sought with earnest prayer and devout thought into the purposes of God announced in the revelation. Especially they asked, as the apostles asked the Lord on the Mount of Olives, "When shall these things be, and what shall be the sign of thy coming?" At what time would the Messiah be revealed? What would be the distinctive character, the marks, the signs, of that time? "Prophetae ab ipso habentes donum in ilium prophetarunt" ('Ep. Barnab.,' 100. 5). When it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow; rather, the sufferings for Christ (destined for Christ), and the glories after these. Compare St. Peter's speech (<a href="/acts/3-18.htm">Acts 3:18</a>), "Those things which God before had showed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled." So St. Paul, in his speech before King Agrippa (<a href="/acts/26-22.htm">Acts 26:22, 23</a>), asserts that he had said "none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: that Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead." The doctrine of a suffering Messiah was a stumbling-block to the Jews. The apostles could not understand it till after the Savior's resurrection; Peter himself had recoiled from it with horror, and had been rebuked by the Lord (<a href="/matthew/16-22.htm">Matthew 16:22, 23</a>); now, taught by the Spirit, he understands the foreshadowings of the sufferings of Christ, which the Spirit of Christ had testified to the prophets. The Lord himself had expounded, on the day of his resurrection, the things concerning himself, beginning at Moses and all the prophets: "Ought not Christ," he said, "to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?" (<a href="/luke/24-26.htm">Luke 24:26</a>). Some think that St. Peter is referring mainly to the prophets of the New Testament, and that the words, "the sufferings of Christ," are to be understood mystically of Christ suffering in his Church, as "the afflictions of Christ" in <a href="/colossians/1-24.htm">Colossians 1:24</a>. But the context does not require this explanation, and the parallel passages quoted above seem to preclude it. <a href="/commentaries/1_peter/1-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>trying to determine ἐραυνῶντες (eraunōntes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2045.htm">Strong's 2045: </a> To search diligently, examine. Apparently from ereo; to seek, i.e. to investigate. the time and setting τίνα (tina) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. to which the τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Spirit Πνεῦμα (Pneuma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> Wind, breath, spirit. of Christ Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. them αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. was pointing ἐδήλου (edēlou) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1213.htm">Strong's 1213: </a> To show, make clear, reveal. From delos; to make plain. when He predicted προμαρτυρόμενον (promartyromenon) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4303.htm">Strong's 4303: </a> To predict, testify or protest beforehand. From pro and marturomai; to be a witness in advance i.e. Predict. the τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sufferings παθήματα (pathēmata) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3804.htm">Strong's 3804: </a> From a presumed derivative of pathos; something undergone, i.e. Hardship or pain; subjectively, an emotion or influence. of εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Christ Χριστὸν (Christon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the τὰς (tas) Article - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. glories δόξας (doxas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1391.htm">Strong's 1391: </a> From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application. to follow. ταῦτα (tauta) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_peter/1-11.htm">1 Peter 1:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_peter/1-11.htm">1 Peter 1:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_peter/1-11.htm">1 Peter 1:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_peter/1-11.htm">1 Peter 1:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_peter/1-11.htm">1 Peter 1:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_peter/1-11.htm">1 Peter 1:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_peter/1-11.htm">1 Peter 1:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_peter/1-11.htm">1 Peter 1:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_peter/1-11.htm">1 Peter 1:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_peter/1-11.htm">1 Peter 1:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-11.htm">NT Letters: 1 Peter 1:11 Searching for who or what kind (1 Pet. 1P iP i Pet) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_peter/1-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Peter 1:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Peter 1:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_peter/1-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Peter 1:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Peter 1:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>