because you are receiving the goal of your[a] faith, the salvation of your souls.[b]

10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets(A) who prophesied about the grace that would come to you searched and carefully investigated. 11 They inquired into what time or what circumstances[c] the Spirit of Christ(B) within them was indicating when He testified in advance(C) to the messianic sufferings[d](D) and the glories(E) that would follow.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 1:9 Other mss read our, or they omit the possessive pronoun
  2. 1 Peter 1:9 Or your lives
  3. 1 Peter 1:11 Or inquired about the person or time
  4. 1 Peter 1:11 Or the sufferings of Christ
  5. 1 Peter 1:11 Lit the glories after that

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