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1 Peter 1:11
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter addresses scattered believers undergoing trials, following his explanation of the salvation foretold by the prophets. He notes that these ancient seers investigated the Messiah's coming while the Spirit of Christ worked within them.
The words — The participle ἐραυνῶντες (eraunōntes) translates literally as "inquiring," and καιρὸν (kairon) means "time." Together they describe the prophets' active search for the specific moment and manner of the Spirit's signification.
The thread — This investigative motif runs through Isaiah 52:13, which records the Servant's exaltation after suffering, and Luke 24:25, where Jesus cites the prophets' unheeded predictions. It also echoes 2 Peter 1:21, which grounds prophetic origin in divine movement rather than human intent.
Why it lands — The text states that the prophets sought the exact timing and nature of Christ's sufferings and subsequent glory. Readers must acknowledge that the gospel was divinely prepared long before its announcement and respond to its established reliability.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 52:13 Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
- Luke 24:25 Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
- 2 Peter 1:21 For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 8:9 You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
- Isaiah 53:1 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
- Zechariah 14:9 On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.
- Acts 26:22 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:
- Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
- Genesis 49:10 The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
- Luke 24:44 Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”