Which passage states that the Spirit of Christ was in the prophets as they spoke of the sufferings of Christ?

• A. 1 Peter 1:10-11
• B. 2 Peter 1:20-21
• C. John 3:16
• D. Genesis 1:1

Answer: (A)

The statement being tested is that the Spirit of Christ dwelt in the prophets as they spoke about the sufferings of Christ. In 1 Peter 1:10-11, Peter explains that the prophets who predicted the grace coming to God’s people searched and inquired about the timing, and the Spirit of Christ was in them, bearing witness beforehand about the sufferings of Christ and the glory that would follow. This directly links the Spirit of Christ with the prophets and with the specific content they proclaimed—the sufferings of the Messiah—making it the clearest and most precise fit for the idea in the question.

The other passages don’t convey this exact connection. The second passage emphasizes that prophecy came through holy men moved by the Spirit, but it doesn’t state that the Spirit of Christ was in the prophets speaking specifically of Christ’s sufferings. The remaining options address different themes altogether, such as God’s love in John 3:16 or creation in Genesis 1:1.