1 Peter 1:12

1 Peter 1:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
• New International Version (NIV)It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
• English Standard Version (ESV)It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.
• New King James Version (NKJV)To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.

Context of 1 Peter 1:12

10This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you. 11They 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. They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen. 13So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. 14So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then.

1 Peter 1:12 word by word

οἷς ἀπεκαλύφθη ὅτι οὐχ ἑαυτοῖς ὑμῖν δὲ διηκόνουν αὐτά, ἃ νῦν ἀνηγγέλη ὑμῖν διὰ τῶν εὐαγγελισαμένων ὑμᾶς ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ ἀποσταλέντι ἀπ᾽ οὐρανοῦ, εἰς ἃ ἐπιθυμοῦσιν ἄγγελοι παρακύψαι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Unto whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• it was revealedἀποκαλύπτωapokaluptō · to revealG601
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• notοὐou · noG3756
• unto themselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• butδέde · thenG1161
• unto usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• they did ministerδιακονέωdiakoneō · to serveG1247
• the thingsαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• areἀναγγέλλωanaggellō · to reportG312
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• themὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• that have preached the gospelεὐαγγελίζομαιeuaggelizō · to speak good newsG2097
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Ghostπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• sent downἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• the angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• desireἐπιθυμέωepithumeō · to long forG1937
• to lookπαρακύπτωparakuptō · to stoopG3879
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519

Cross-references for 1 Peter 1:12

• Isaiah 53:1Who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm?
• Daniel 2:19That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.
• Daniel 10:1In the third year of the reign of King Cyrus of Persia, Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar) had another vision. He understood that the vision concerned events certain to happen in the future—times of war and great hardship.
• Amos 3:7Indeed, the Sovereign Lord never does anything until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets.
• Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike.
• Matthew 16:17Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.
• Luke 2:26and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.
• Romans 1:17This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”
• 1 Corinthians 2:10But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets.
• Galatians 1:12I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ.
• Daniel 9:24“A period of seventy sets of seven has been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish their rebellion, to put an end to their sin, to atone for their guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to confirm the prophetic vision, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Daniel 12:9But he said, “Go now, Daniel, for what I have said is kept secret and sealed until the time of the end.
• Hebrews 11:13All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth.
• Mark 16:15And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.
• Luke 9:6So they began their circuit of the villages, preaching the Good News and healing the sick.
• Acts 8:25After testifying and preaching the word of the Lord in Samaria, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem. And they stopped in many Samaritan villages along the way to preach the Good News.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 1:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Unto whom it was revealed - We may presume that, in a great variety of cases, the prophets did not understand the meaning of their own predictions. They had a general view of God's designs; but of particular circumstances, connected with those great events, they seem to have known nothing, God reserving the explanation of all particulars to the time of the issue of such prophecies. When they wished to find out the times, the seasons, and the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Unto whom it was revealed - They were not permitted to know fully the import of the predictions which they were made the instruments of communicating to mankind, but they understood that they were intended for the benefit of future ages. That not unto themselves - We are not to suppose that they derived no benefit from their own predictions; for, as far as they understood the truth, it was as much adapted to sanctify and comfort them as it is us now: but…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. 12long to look: The same Greek word is used of the disciples when they looked into the empty tomb of Jesus (Luke 24:12; John 20:5, 11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Not only was the future revealed to them, but this also, that these revelations of the future were given them not for themselves, but for our good in Gospel times. This, so far from disheartening, only quickened them in unselfishly testifying in the Spirit for the partial good of their own generation (only of believers), and for the full benefit of posterity. Contrast in Gospel times, Re 22:10. Not that their prophecies were unattended with spiritual…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 1:12

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Atonement
• Curiosity
• Holy Spirit
• Mysteries
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Holy Ghost
• Angel
• 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