1 Peter 1:11

1 Peter 1:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of 1 Peter 1:11

9receiving as the result [the outcome, the consummation] of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 10Regarding this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace [of God] that was intended for you, searched carefully and inquired [about this future way of salvation], 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. 12It was revealed to them that their services [their prophecies regarding grace] were not [meant] for themselves and their time, but for you, in these things [the death, resurrection, and glorification of Jesus Christ] which have now been told to you by those who preached the gospel to you by the [power of the] Holy Spirit [who was] sent from heaven. Into these things even the angels long to look. 13So prepare your minds for action, be completely sober [in spirit—steadfast, self-disciplined, spiritually and morally alert], fix your hope completely on the grace [of God] that is coming to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

1 Peter 1:11 word by word

ἐραυνῶντες εἰς τίνα ἢ ποῖον καιρὸν ἐδήλου τὸ ἐν αὐτοῖς πνεῦμα Χριστοῦ προμαρτυρόμενον τὰ εἰς Χριστὸν παθήματα καὶ τὰς μετὰ ταῦτα δόξας·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Searchingἐρευνάωereunaō · to look for/intoG2045
• ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• orἤē · orG2228
• what manner ofποῖοςpoios · what?G4169
• timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• was inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• did signifyδηλόωdēloō · to make clearG1213
• when it testifiedπρομαρτύρομαιpromarturomai · to predictG4303
• the sufferingsπάθημαpathēma · sufferingG3804
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• thatοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• should followμετάmeta · with/afterG3326

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:11

• 1 Peter 3:18For indeed Christ died for sins once for all, the Just and Righteous for the unjust and unrighteous [the Innocent for the guilty] so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit;
• Romans 8:9However, you are not [living] in the flesh [controlled by the sinful nature] but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God lives in you [directing and guiding you]. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him [and is not a child of God].
• Galatians 4:6And because you [really] are [His] sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba! Father!”
• 2 Peter 1:21for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
• Revelation 19:10Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he [stopped me and] said to me, “You must not do that; I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who have and hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God [alone]. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy [His life and teaching are the heart of prophecy].”
• Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
• Psalms 69:1Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life [they have come up to my neck].
• Psalms 88:1O Lord, the God of my salvation, I have cried out [for help] by day and in the night before You.
• Isaiah 52:13Indeed, My Servant (the Messiah) will act wisely and prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted.
• Isaiah 53:1Who has believed [confidently trusted in, relied on, and adhered to] our message [of salvation]? And to whom [if not us] has the arm and infinite power of the Lord been revealed?
• Daniel 9:24“Seventy weeks [of years, or 490 years] have been decreed for your people and for your holy city (Jerusalem), to finish the transgression, to make an end of sins, to make atonement (reconciliation) for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness (right-standing with God), to seal up vision and prophecy and prophet, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Zechariah 13:7“Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, And against the Man, My Associate,” Declares the Lord of hosts. “Strike the Shepherd so that the sheep [of the flock] may be scattered; And I will turn My hand and stretch it out against the little ones [of the flock].
• Luke 24:25Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish men, and slow of heart to trust and believe in everything that the prophets have spoken!
• Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity (open hostility) Between you and the woman, And between your seed (offspring) and her Seed; He shall [fatally] bruise your head, And you shall [only] bruise His heel.”
• Genesis 49:10The scepter [of royalty] shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh [the Messiah, the Peaceful One] comes, And to Him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
• Psalms 22:22I will tell of Your name to my countrymen; In the midst of the congregation I will praise You.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The glory that should follow - Not only the glory of his resurrection, ascension, exaltation, and the effusion of his Spirit; but that grand manifestation of God's infinite love to the world in causing the Gospel of his Son to be everywhere preached, and the glorious moral changes which should take place in the world under that preaching, and the final glorification of all them who had here received the report, and continued faithful unto death. And we…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Searching what - That is, examining their own predictions with care, to ascertain what they meant. They studied them as we do the predictions which others have made; and though the prophets were the medium through which the truth was made known, yet their own predictions became a subject of careful investigation to themselves. The expression used here in the original, rendered “what,” ( ̓ ́ eis tinaliterally, “unto what,” may mean, so far as the Greek is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-12Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11trying to determine: The prophets in the Old Testament received many messages about the future. But they did not know exactly when the promised salvation would come or how God would bring it. The Greek phrase translated the time can also mean what person. The prophets understood that the Messiah would come and that he would suffer before he was glorified. But they did not know who the Messiah would be.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. what--Greek, "In reference to what, or what manner of time." What expresses the time absolutely: what was to be the era of Messiah's coming; what manner of time; what events and features should characterize the time of His coming. The "or" implies that some of the prophets, if they could not as individuals discover the exact time, searched into its characteristic features and events. The Greek for "time" is the season, the epoch, the fit time in God's…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 1:11

• Atonement
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Mysteries
• Prophets
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Conversation
• Fade
• Heaviness
• Holy
• Hope
• Look
• Respect
• Resurrection

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings