1 Peter 1:10-12
Summary for 1Pet 1:10-12: 1:10-12 a Our salvation is very great: The Old Testament prophets predicted it, and angels long to investigate it.1:11 b They wondered: Much was revealed about the future to the Old Testament prophets, but they did not know precisely when or how the salvation they predicted would come about.
• The Greek translated what time could also mean what person. The prophets knew that a Messiah would come and that he would suffer before he was glorified, but they did not know who that Messiah would be.
1:12 c eagerly watching: The same Greek word is used of the disciples when they peered into Jesus’ empty tomb (Luke 24:12 d; John 20:5 e, 11 f).
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