1 Peter 1:10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,

English Standard Version
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully,

New American Standard Bible
As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries,

King James Bible
Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that would come to you searched and carefully investigated.

International Standard Version
Even the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours, carefully researched and investigated this salvation.

American Standard Version
Concerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that'should come unto you:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and diligently searched, who prophesied of the grace to come in you.

Darby Bible Translation
Concerning which salvation prophets, who have prophesied of the grace towards you, sought out and searched out;

Young's Literal Translation
concerning which salvation seek out and search out did prophets who concerning the grace toward you did prophecy,

Cross References

Matthew 13:17
For truly I say to you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which you hear, and have not heard them.

Matthew 26:24
The Son of man goes as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.

Luke 10:24
For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which you hear, and have not heard them.

1 Peter 1:13
Why gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

2 Peter 1:19
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto you do well that you take heed, as to a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

1:10-12 Jesus Christ was the main subject of the prophets' studies. Their inquiry into the sufferings of Christ and the glories that should follow, would lead to a view of the whole gospel, the sum whereof is, That Christ Jesus was delivered for our offences, and raised again for our justification. God is pleased to answer our necessities rather than our requests. The doctrine of the prophets, and that of the apostles, exactly agree, as coming from the same Spirit of God. The gospel is the ministration of the Spirit; its success depends upon his operation and blessing. Let us then search diligently those Scriptures which contain the doctrines of salvation.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

10. The magnitude of this "salvation" is proved by the earnestness with which "prophets" and even "angels" searched into it. Even from the beginning of the world this salvation has been testified to by the Holy Spirit.

prophets—Though there is no Greek article, yet English Version is right, "the prophets" generally (including all the Old Testament inspired authors), as "the angels" similarly refer to them in general.

inquired—perseveringly: so the Greek. Much more is manifested to us than by diligent inquiry and search the prophets attained. Still it is not said, they searched after it, but concerning (so the Greek for "of") it. They were already certain of the redemption being about to come. They did not like us fully see, but they desired to see the one and the same Christ whom we fully see in spirit. "As Simeon was anxiously desiring previously, and tranquil in peace only when he had seen Christ, so all the Old Testament saints saw Christ only hidden, and as it were absent—absent not in power and grace, but inasmuch as He was not yet manifested in the flesh" [Calvin]. The prophets, as private individuals, had to reflect on the hidden and far-reaching sense of their own prophecies; because their words, as prophets, in their public function, were not so much their own as the Spirit's, speaking by and in them: thus Caiaphas. A striking testimony to verbal inspiration; the words which the inspired authors wrote are God's words expressing the mind of the Spirit, which the writers themselves searched into, to fathom the deep and precious meaning, even as the believing readers did. "Searched" implies that they had determinate marks to go by in their search.

the grace that should come unto you—namely, the grace of the New Testament: an earnest of "the grace" of perfected "salvation … to be brought at the (second) revelation of Christ." Old Testament believers also possessed the grace of God; they were children of God, but it was as children in their nonage, so as to be like servants; whereas we enjoy the full privileges of adult sons.