1 Peter 1:10

Contextual Overview

¹⁰Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care,¹⁰ Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, ¹⁰ As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries,¹⁰The old cowboys who rode for God studied hard and tried to figure out the grace that was coming. ¹⁰ For the prophets who gave the news of the grace which would come to you, made search with all care for knowledge of this salvation; ¹⁰ Concerning which salvation prophets, who have prophesied of the grace towards you, sought out and searched out; ¹⁰ Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, ¹⁰ who prophesied of the grace of God toward you. ¹⁰ There were Prophets who earnestly inquired about that salvation, and closely searched into it--even those who spoke beforehand of the grace which was to come to you. ¹⁰ Of which saluation the Prophets haue inquired, and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come vnto you,

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which: Genesis 49:10, Daniel 2:44, Haggai 2:7, Zechariah 6:12, Matthew 13:17, Luke 10:24, Luke 24:25-27, Luke 24:44, Acts 3:22-24, Acts 7:52, Acts 10:43, Acts 13:27-29, Acts 28:23, 2 Peter 1:19-21

and: 1 Peter 1:11, Proverbs 2:4, Daniel 9:3, John 5:39, John 7:52, Acts 17:11

the grace: Hebrews 11:13, Hebrews 11:40

Reciprocal: Genesis 45:13 - my glory Psalms 40:7 - in the Psalms 111:2 - sought Song of Solomon 2:9 - showing Song of Solomon 8:2 - who Isaiah 42:9 - new things Isaiah 48:6 - showed Jeremiah 33:14 - General Daniel 8:15 - sought Daniel 9:2 - understood Matthew 11:11 - greater Mark 9:4 - appeared Luke 7:28 - but Luke 8:10 - Unto John 8:56 - rejoiced John 10:1 - He John 16:14 - glorify Acts 3:18 - those Romans 3:21 - and the Romans 8:24 - but hope Romans 16:25 - which 1 Corinthians 13:9 - General Ephesians 3:5 - in other 2 Timothy 1:18 - mercy 2 Timothy 3:15 - which Titus 2:11 - the grace Hebrews 1:1 - at Hebrews 3:5 - for Hebrews 11:32 - the prophets 2 Peter 3:2 - ye may Revelation 19:10 - for the

Cross-References

Genesis 1:4
God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:4
God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:4
And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:4
God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:4
And God sawe the lyght that it was good: and God deuided the lyght from the darknes.

Genesis 1:4
He saw the light, and he knew that it was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:4
And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:4
And God seiy the liyt, that it was good, and he departide the liyt fro derknessis; and he clepide the liyt,

Genesis 1:4
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God diuided the light from the darkenesse.

Genesis 1:4
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Of which salvation the prophets have inquired,.... They greatly desired the coming of the Saviour, and to see him; they longed after the salvation to be accomplished by him, and expressed their wishes for him, and that; and inquired into the nature of it, and gave an account thereof, according to the measure of light and knowledge communicated to them; they pointed out Christ as a Redeemer of his people, and his salvation as spiritual and eternal:

and searched diligently; in the use of means; by prayer and supplication; by reading the prophecies that went before; by observing the types, shadows, and sacrifices of the law; and by waiting upon the Lord for the inspiration of his Spirit. This last clause is omitted in the Syriac version, but rightly retained in all others:

who prophesied of the grace; [that should] come unto you; Jews, and also the Gentiles. They prophesied both of Christ, who is the unspeakable gift of God's free grace, who is full of grace, and by whom it comes; and also of the several blessings of grace through Christ, as of redeeming grace from sin, Satan, death, and the grave; of justifying grace, through his righteousness, he being the Lord our righteousness, in whom all the seed of Israel shall be justified, and glory; for though his righteousness is revealed without the law, yet it is witnessed to by law and prophets; of pardoning grace, as with God, and as a blessing of the new covenant, and as received through faith in Christ, to which give all the prophets witness; of adopting grace, both to Jews and Gentiles, signifying, that where they were not called the people of God, they should be called the sons of God; of regenerating and sanctifying grace, in giving a new heart and Spirit, in sprinkling with clean water, in writing the laws of God in the inward parts, and pouring out the Spirit in a plenteous manner on all sorts of men; of persevering grace, intimating that they that fear the Lord shall not depart from him, and that his loving kindness shall never depart from them; and of eternal life and glory, as God's free gift, which is that everlasting salvation, they say, Israel shall be saved in the Lord with.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of which salvation - Of the certainty that this system of religion, securing the salvation of the soul, would be revealed. The object of this reference to the prophets seems to be to lead them to value the religion which they professed more highly, and to encourage them to bear their trials with patience. They were in a condition, in many respects, far superior to that of the prophets. They had the full light of the gospel. The prophets saw it only at a distance and but dimly, and were obliged to search anxiously that they might understand the nature of that system of which they were appointed to furnish the comparatively obscure prophetic intimations.

The prophets - This language would imply that this had been a common and prevalent wish of the prophets.

Have enquired - This word is intensive. It means that they sought out, or scrutinized with care the revelations made to them, that they might understand exactly what was implied in that which they were appointed to record in respect to the salvation which was to be made known through the Messiah. See the following places where the same word is used which occurs here: Luke 11:50-51; Acts 15:17; Romans 3:11; Hebrews 11:6; Hebrews 12:17.

And searched diligently - ἐξερευνάω exereunaō. Compare Daniel 9:2-3. The word used here means to search out, to trace out, to explore. It is not elsewhere used in the New Testament, though one of the words from which this is compounded (ἐρευνάω ereunaō) occurs. See John 5:39, (Notes) John 7:52; Romans 8:27; 1 Corinthians 2:10; Revelation 2:23. The idea is, that they perceived that in their communications there were some great and glorious truths which they did not fully comprehend, and that they diligently employed their natural faculties to understand that which they were appointed to impart to succeeding generations. They thus became students and interpreters for themselves of their own predictions. They were not only prophets, but men. They had souls to be saved in the same way as others. They had hearts to be sanctified by the truth; and it was needful, in order to this, that truth should be applied to their own hearts in the same way as to others. The mere fact that they were the channels or organs for imparting truth to others would not save them, any more than the fact that a man now preaches truth to others will save himself, or than the fact that a sutler delivers bread to an army will nourish and support his own body.

Who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you - Of the favor that should be shown to you in the gospel. Though the predictions which they uttered appeared to the people of their own times, and perhaps to themselves, obscure, yet they were in fact prophecies of what was to come, and of the favors which, under another dispensation, would be bestowed upon the people of God. The apostle does not mean to say that they prophesied particularly of those persons to whom he was then writing, but that their prophecies were in fact for their benefit, for the things which they predicted had actually terminated on them. The benefit was as real as though the predictions had been solely on their account.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 10. Of which salvation the prophets have inquired — The incarnation and suffering of Jesus Christ, and the redemption procured by him for mankind, were made known, in a general way, by the prophets; but they themselves did not know the time when these things were to take place, nor the people among and by whom he was to suffer, c. they therefore inquired accurately or earnestly, εξεζητησαν, and searched diligently, εξηρευνησαν, inquiring of others who were then under the same inspiration, and carefully searching the writings of those who had, before their time, spoken of these things. The prophets plainly saw that the grace which was to come under the Messiah's kingdom was vastly superior to any thing that had ever been exhibited under the law; and in consequence they made all possible inquiry, and searched as after grains of gold, hidden among sand or compacted with ore, (for such is the meaning of the original word,) in order to ascertain the time, and the signs of that time, in which this wondrous display of God's love and mercy to man was to take place; but all that God thought fit to instruct them in was what is mentioned 1 Peter 1:1; 1 Peter 1:12.