10 Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
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 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully,
10 The prophets who told us this was coming asked a lot of questions about this gift of life God was preparing.
10 Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
10 This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Peter 1:10
Commentary on 1 Peter 1:10-12
(Read 1 Peter 1:10-12)
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 the same Spirit of God. The gospel is the ministration of the Spirit; its success depends upon his operation and blessing. Let us then search diligently those Scriptures which contain the doctrines of salvation.