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1 Peter 1:12

1 Peter 1:12
Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Unto whom it was revealed,.... The salvation they searched and inquired into, and the grace of it; the time of its being wrought out, and what sort of times they would be when Christ should come, both…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Unto whom it was revealed - They were not permitted to know fully the import of the predictions which they were made the instruments of communicating to mankind, but they understood that they were…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Unto whom it was revealed - We may presume that, in a great variety of cases, the prophets did not understand the meaning of their own predictions. They had a general view of God's designs; but of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Peter 1:10-12

The apostle having described the persons to whom he wrote, and declared to them the excellent advantages they were under, goes on to show them what warrant he had for what he had delivered; and…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us The better MSS. give "you" instead of "us," obviously with a better sense and in closer agreement with the "you" of the following…