1 Peter 1:11 (LSB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

1 Peter 1:13 Therefore, having girded your minds for action, being sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "inquiring", "time", "kind", "christ", "within", and "indicating". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "inquiring", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Concerning this salvation the prophets who prophesied..." into verse 12's "It was revealed to them that they...", so "Spirit" and "inquiring" 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 "inquiring" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.