1 Peter 1:11 (GNV)

Passage

Searching when or what time the Spirite which testified before of Christ which was in them, shoulde declare the sufferings that should come vnto Christ, and the glorie that shoulde follow.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:9 Receiuing the ende of your faith, euen the saluation of your soules.

1 Peter 1:10 Of the which saluation ye Prophets haue inquired and searched, which prophecied of the grace that should come vnto you,

1 Peter 1:11 Searching when or what time the Spirite which testified before of Christ which was in them, shoulde declare the sufferings that should come vnto Christ, and the glorie that shoulde follow.

1 Peter 1:12 Vnto whome it was reueiled, that not vnto themselues, but vnto vs they shoulde minister the things, which are nowe shewed vnto you by them which haue preached vnto you the Gospell by the holy Ghost sent downe from heauen, the which things the Angels desire to beholde.

1 Peter 1:13 Wherefore, girde vp the Ioynes of your minde: bee sober, and trust perfectly on that grace that is brought vnto you, in the reuelation of Iesus Christ,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "searching", "time", "spirite", "testified", "before", "christ", and "shoulde". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "searching", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Of the which saluation ye Prophets haue..." into verse 12's "Vnto whome it was reueiled that not...", so "Spirit" and "searching" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "searching" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.