1 Petrus 1:10-11

1:10 Concerning this salvation, ¹  the prophets ²  who predicted the grace that would come to you ³  searched and investigated carefully. 1:11 They probed ⁴  into what person or time ⁵  the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ ⁶  and his subsequent glory. ⁷ 

[1:10]  ¹ tn Grk “about which salvation.”

[1:10]  ² sn Prophets refers to the OT prophets.

[1:10]  ³ tn Grk “who prophesied about the grace that is to/for you.”

[1:11]  ⁴ tn Grk “probing.” The participle continues the sentence from v. 10 but has been translated as an indicative for English style.

[1:11]  ⁵ tn Or “time or circumstances,” focusing not on the person but on the timing and circumstances of the fulfillment.

[1:11]  sn The OT prophets wondered about the person and the surrounding circumstances (time) through which God would fulfill his promised salvation.

[1:11]  ⁶ tn Grk “the sufferings unto Christ,” i.e., sufferings directed toward him, what he was destined to suffer.

[1:11]  ⁷ tn Grk “the glories after these things.”