1 Peter 1:10 (LSB)

Passage

Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, made careful searches and inquiries,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 1:8 And though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,

1 Peter 1:9 receiving as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.

1 Peter 1:10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, made careful searches and inquiries,

1 Peter 1:11 inquiring to know what time or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He was predicting the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.

1 Peter 1:12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been declared to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "concerning", "salvation", "prophets", "prophesied", "come", "careful", and "searches". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "concerning", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "receiving as the outcome of your faith..." into verse 11's "inquiring to know what time or what...", so "grace" and "concerning" 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 "grace" and "concerning" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.