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
the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep 8 his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.
1 tn Grk “about which salvation.”
2 sn Prophets refers to the OT prophets.
3 tn Grk “who prophesied about the grace that is to/for you.”
4 tn Grk “probing.” The participle continues the sentence from v. 10 but has been translated as an indicative for English style.
5 tn Or “time or circumstances,” focusing not on the person but on the timing and circumstances of the fulfillment.
6 tn Grk “the sufferings unto Christ,” i.e., sufferings directed toward him, what he was destined to suffer.
7 tn Grk “the glories after these things.”
7 tn Grk “stop.”
10 tn Grk “shepherd,” “tend,” “pastor.”
11 tc A few important
12 tn Or “not under compulsion/coercion.”
13 tn Grk “according to God.”
13 tn Grk “to whom [pl.] it was revealed.”