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you, <a href="/kjv/1_peter/1.htm">King James Bible</a> Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, <a href="/nkjv/1_peter/1.htm">New King James Version</a> He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you <a href="/nasb_/1_peter/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you <a href="/nasb/1_peter/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you <a href="/nasb77/1_peter/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you <a href="/lsb/1_peter/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but appeared in these last times for the sake of you <a href="/amp/1_peter/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For He was foreordained (foreknown) before the foundation of the world, but has appeared [publicly] in these last times for your sake <a href="/csb/1_peter/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was revealed in these last times for you. <a href="/hcsb/1_peter/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He was chosen before the foundation of the world but was revealed at the end of the times for you <a href="/asv/1_peter/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of the times for your sake, <a href="/cev/1_peter/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Christ was chosen even before the world was created, but because of you, he did not come until these last days. <a href="/erv/1_peter/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of the times for your sake, <a href="/gwt/1_peter/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He is the lamb who was known long ago before the world existed, but for your good he became publicly known in the last period of time. <a href="/gnt/1_peter/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> He had been chosen by God before the creation of the world and was revealed in these last days for your sake. <a href="/isv/1_peter/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> On the one hand, he was foreknown before the creation of the world, but on the other hand, he was revealed at the end of time for your sake. <a href="/msb/1_peter/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake. <a href="/net/1_peter/1.htm">NET Bible</a> He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was manifested in these last times for your sake. <a href="/nheb/1_peter/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake, <a href="/wbt/1_peter/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Who verily was fore-ordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifested in these last times for you, <a href="/wey/1_peter/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> He was pre-destined indeed to this work, even before the creation of the world, but has been plainly manifested in these last days for the sake of you who, through Him, <a href="/web/1_peter/1.htm">World English Bible</a> who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_peter/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and revealed in the last times because of you, <a href="/blb/1_peter/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> having been foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but having been revealed in the last times for the sake of you, <a href="/ylt/1_peter/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and manifested in the last times because of you, <a href="/slt/1_peter/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Known truly before the foundation of the world, and made manifest in the last times for you,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_peter/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but manifested in the last times for you, <a href="/cpdv/1_peter/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> foreknown, certainly, before the foundation of the world, and made manifest in these latter times for your sake. <a href="/nabre/1_peter/1.htm">New American Bible</a> He was known before the foundation of the world but revealed in the final time for you, <a href="/nrsvce/1_peter/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He was destined before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of the ages for your sake.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_peter/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Who verily was foreordained for this very purpose, before the foundation of the world, and was manifest in these last times, for your sakes, <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_peter/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> He was appointed beforehand to this before the foundation of the world and was manifested at the end of times for you;<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_peter/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> who was indeed foreordained before the foundation of the world, but manifested in these last times for you, <a href="/godbey/1_peter/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but having been made manifest at the last of the times for the sake of you, <a href="/haweis/1_peter/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> who was indeed predestined before the foundation of the world, but manifested in these last times for us, <a href="/mace/1_peter/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> who was destin'd before the creation of the world, tho' 'tis of late only that he has appear'd, upon your account: <a href="/wey/1_peter/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> He was pre-destined indeed to this work, even before the creation of the world, but has been plainly manifested in these last days for the sake of you who, through Him, <a href="/worrell/1_peter/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> foreknown, indeed, from a founding of a world, but manifested in the end of the times for you, <a href="/worsley/1_peter/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> who was indeed appointed before the foundation of the world, but manifested in these last times, for your sakes, <a href="/parallel/1_peter/1-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1h9-AlUcaGE?start=192" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_peter/1.htm">A Call to Holiness</a> …19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. 20<a href="/greek/3303.htm" title="3303: men (Conj) -- A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de."></a> <a href="/greek/4267.htm" title="4267: proegnōsmenou (V-RPM/P-GMS) -- To know beforehand, foreknow. From pro and ginosko; to know beforehand, i.e. Foresee.">He was known</a> <a href="/greek/4253.htm" title="4253: pro (Prep) -- A primary preposition; fore, i.e. In front of, prior to.">before</a> <a href="/greek/2602.htm" title="2602: katabolēs (N-GFS) -- From kataballo; a deposition, i.e. Founding; figuratively, conception.">the foundation</a> <a href="/greek/2889.htm" title="2889: kosmou (N-GMS) -- Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).">of the world,</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">but</a> <a href="/greek/5319.htm" title="5319: phanerōthentos (V-APP-GMS) -- To make clear (visible, manifest), make known. From phaneros; to render apparent.">was revealed</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: ep’ (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2078.htm" title="2078: eschatou (Adj-GMS) -- Last, at the last, finally, till the end. A superlative probably from echo; farthest, final.">last</a> <a href="/greek/5550.htm" title="5550: chronōn (N-GMP) -- A space of time or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay.">times</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">for your sake.</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> 21Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/17-24.htm">John 17:24</a> Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world. <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a> For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love <a href="/revelation/13-8.htm">Revelation 13:8</a> And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain. <a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a> He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross. <a href="/romans/16-25.htm">Romans 16:25-26</a> Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past / but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith— <a href="/2_timothy/1-9.htm">2 Timothy 1:9</a> He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began. <a href="/titus/1-2.htm">Titus 1:2</a> in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. <a href="/colossians/1-26.htm">Colossians 1:26</a> the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints. <a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Hebrews 9:26</a> Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself. <a href="/john/1-1.htm">John 1:1-3</a> In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. <a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11</a> After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a> And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a> But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. <a href="/psalms/22-31.htm">Psalm 22:31</a> They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done. <a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1</a> “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Who truly was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,verily.<a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a> And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.<a href="/proverbs/8-23.htm">Proverbs 8:23</a> I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.<a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a> But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.but.<a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Acts 3:25,26</a> Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed… <a href="/colossians/1-26.htm">Colossians 1:26</a> Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:<a href="/1_john/1-2.htm">1 John 1:2</a> (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)in.<a href="/galatians/4-4.htm">Galatians 4:4</a> But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,<a href="/ephesians/1-10.htm">Ephesians 1:10</a> That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:<a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Hebrews 1:2</a> Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/11-3.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-2.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Creation</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-2.htm">Destined</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-13.htm">End</a> <a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Foreknown</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Foreordained</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-26.htm">Foundation</a> <a href="/james/3-3.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-5.htm">Last</a> <a href="/james/4-2.htm">Making</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-14.htm">Manifest</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-24.htm">Manifested</a> <a href="/james/2-5.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-14.htm">Plainly</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Pre-Destined</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-13.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Sakes</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Times</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-10.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-17.htm">Work</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_john/1-2.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-4.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm">Chosen</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-13.htm">Creation</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-8.htm">Destined</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-6.htm">End</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-10.htm">Foreknown</a> <a href="/acts/3-20.htm">Foreordained</a> <a href="/revelation/13-8.htm">Foundation</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-3.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-20.htm">Last</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">Making</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-5.htm">Manifest</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-4.htm">Manifested</a> <a href="/jude/1-4.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/genesis/26-28.htm">Plainly</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-11.htm">Pre-Destined</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-13.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-13.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/genesis/18-26.htm">Sakes</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-5.htm">Times</a> <a href="/1_john/2-5.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/1_john/3-8.htm">Work</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">1 Peter 1</div>1. <a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">Peter praises God for his manifold spiritual graces;</a> 10. <a href="/1_peter/1-10.htm">showing that the salvation in Christ the fulfillment of prophesy;</a> 13. <a href="/1_peter/1-13.htm">and exhorts them accordingly to be holy.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It indicates that Jesus was not a plan B or an afterthought in God's redemptive plan. The concept of being "known" suggests an intimate and purposeful relationship within the Trinity. This aligns with <a href="/john/1.htm">John 1:1-2</a>, which states, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." The idea of being known before the world's foundation also connects to <a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a>, where believers are chosen in Christ before the creation of the world, highlighting God's sovereign plan and foreknowledge.but was revealed in the last times The revelation of Christ in the "last times" refers to His incarnation, life, death, and resurrection. This period is often understood as the culmination of God's redemptive history, marking the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah. <a href="/hebrews/1.htm">Hebrews 1:1-2</a> speaks of God speaking through His Son in these last days, indicating a new and final phase of divine revelation. The term "last times" reflects the eschatological perspective of the New Testament, where the coming of Christ initiates the end times, a period characterized by the fulfillment of God's promises.for your sake This phrase underscores the personal and communal aspect of Christ's mission. It highlights the sacrificial nature of Jesus' work, emphasizing that His revelation and redemptive acts were done for the benefit of believers. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative of God's love and salvation plan for humanity, as seen in <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>, "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son." The personal pronoun "your" makes the message intimate and direct, reminding believers of the personal impact of Christ's work and the grace extended to them.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure of this verse, whose pre-existence and revelation are highlighted. He is the one known before the foundation of the world. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_foundation_of_the_world.htm">The Foundation of the World</a> Refers to the creation of the world, indicating the eternal nature and divine foreknowledge of Christ's mission. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_last_times.htm">The Last Times</a> This term refers to the period of Christ's incarnation and the subsequent era of the Church, emphasizing the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/e/eternal_purpose_of_christ.htm">Eternal Purpose of Christ</a> Recognize that Christ's mission was not an afterthought but part of God's eternal plan. This should give believers confidence in the sovereignty and wisdom of God. <a href="/topical/r/revelation_for_our_sake.htm">Revelation for Our Sake</a> Understand that Christ was revealed for our benefit, emphasizing God's love and desire for a relationship with humanity. This should inspire gratitude and a deeper commitment to living for Him. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_last_times.htm">Living in the Last Times</a> Acknowledge that we are living in the "last times," a period marked by the opportunity to know Christ personally. This should motivate us to share the gospel and live with an eternal perspective. <a href="/topical/f/foreknowledge_and_assurance.htm">Foreknowledge and Assurance</a> Take comfort in the fact that God’s plan, including our salvation, was known before the world began. This assurance should strengthen our faith and trust in God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_peter_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Peter 1</a> <a href="/q/how_was_christ_chosen_pre-creation.htm">How can 1 Peter 1:20 claim Christ was chosen “before the creation of the world” when historical evidence places Jesus’s life in the first century? </a> <a href="/q/who_will_guide_me_to_the_higher_rock.htm">What does 'before the foundation of the world' mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'before_the_world'_mean.htm">What does "before the foundation of the world" mean?</a> <a href="/q/who_wrote_the_book_of_ezekiel.htm">What does 'Slain Before the Foundation of the World' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_peter/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) Who verily was foreordained.--There is a sharp contrast intended between the two clauses of this verse, and in the Greek the tenses are different. "Who had been foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, but for your benefit was (only) pointed out at the end of the times." St, Peter is returning once more to the great argument of <a href="/context/1_peter/1-10.htm" title="Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come to you:">1Peter 1:10-12</a>, "Do not treat your share in the gospel liberation as if it were, at best, a piece of good luck, and so learn to despise it. Neither think of it as if Paul and Silvanus were preaching to you a novel invention at discord with the spirit of the old covenant, under which you were bred. God knew from all eternity who was to be His Messiah and His Lamb, but for your sakes the particular and personal declaration of Him was reserved till now. For you has been kept the revelation of a secret which underlay the whole Old Testament system." The grammatical antecedent of the relative "who verily" is not "lamb," but "Christ;" and the word for "foreordained" is, literally, foreknown, only as in <a href="/1_peter/1-2.htm" title="Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace, be multiplied.">1Peter 1:2</a> (see Note), with the additional notion of coming to a decision. We see that St. Peter's doctrine has not changed since the great day of Pentecost (<a href="/acts/2-23.htm" title="Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:">Acts 2:23</a>). The foreknowledge (as that passage would show) includes not only the knowledge and decision that Jesus should be the Christ, but that the Christ's history should be what it was; and this seems to involve not only the doctrine that the Incarnation was no mere episode, consequent upon the Fall of man, but also the doctrine that, "before the foundation of the world," God had foreknown, and predecided to allow, the Fall itself. The same doctrine seems to be involved in <a href="/revelation/13-8.htm" title="And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.">Revelation 13:8</a>, but only indirectly, because there the words "from the foundation of the world," are to be attached, not to the word "slain," but to the word "written."Was manifest.--Better, was manifested, i.e., unambiguously shown, pointed out. The context shows that it does not simply mean the visible life of the Incarnate Word among men, as in <a href="/1_timothy/3-16.htm" title="And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.">1Timothy 3:16</a>; <a href="/1_john/3-5.htm" title="And you know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.">1John 3:5</a>; but that the Messiah and Lamb of God was pointed out as being identical with the Man Jesus. And this was the work of John the Baptist, to say of the particular Person whom he saw walking by Jordan, "Behold the Lamb." So St. John Baptist himself described his mission: "The whole purpose of my coming was that He might be manifested, singled out and shown to Israel," as the Person round whom all their Messianic hopes were gathered (<a href="/john/1-31.htm" title="And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.">John 1:31</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_peter/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 20. - Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world; rather, as in the Revised Version, who was foreknown indeed; literally, who hath been fore known. But the foreknowledge of God implies the exercise of his will, therefore the "foreordained" of the Authorized Version, though not here an exact translation, is true in doctrine. St. Peter had asserted the same great truth in his sermon on the Day of Pentecost (<a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Acts 2:23</a>; comp. also Acts 3:18 and Acts 4:28). He had heard the words, "before the foundation of the world," again and again from the lips of Christ; he may possibly have read them in the Epistle to the Ephesians (<a href="/ephesians/1-4.htm">Ephesians 1:4</a>). The incarnation, death, and resurrection of Christ were not the result of a change of purpose to meet unforeseen circumstances; they were foreseen and foreordained in the eternal counsels of God. Those counsels are wholly above the range of our understanding; we cannot see through the veil of mystery which surrounds them; we cannot fathom the awful necessities which they imply. But was manifest in these last times for you; rather, as in the Revised Version, with the best manuscripts, was manifested at the end of the times for your sake. The aorist (φανερωθέντος) marks the Incarnation as an event which took place in time; the purpose of God was eternal, before all time. For the phrase, "at the end of the times" (ἐπ ἐσχάτου τών χρόνων), compare the reading of the most ancient manuscripts in <a href="/hebrews/1-1.htm">Hebrews 1:1</a> (ἐπ ἐσχάτου τῶν ἡμερῶν τούτων, "at the end of these days"); also in <a href="/jude/1-8.htm">Jude 1:8</a> (ἐπ ἐσχάτου χρόνου). "This is the last time," St. John says; or, rather, "the last hour (ἐσχάτη ὥρα)" (<a href="/1_john/2-18.htm">1 John 2:18</a>); the last period in the development of God's dealings with mankind is the time which intervenes between the first and the second advents of Christ. <a href="/commentaries/1_peter/1-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>He was known before προεγνωσμένου (proegnōsmenou) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4267.htm">Strong's 4267: </a> To know beforehand, foreknow. From pro and ginosko; to know beforehand, i.e. Foresee. [the] foundation καταβολῆς (katabolēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2602.htm">Strong's 2602: </a> From kataballo; a deposition, i.e. Founding; figuratively, conception. of [the] world, κόσμου (kosmou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally). but δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. was revealed φανερωθέντος (phanerōthentos) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5319.htm">Strong's 5319: </a> To make clear (visible, manifest), make known. From phaneros; to render apparent. in ἐπ’ (ep’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. last ἐσχάτου (eschatou) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2078.htm">Strong's 2078: </a> Last, at the last, finally, till the end. A superlative probably from echo; farthest, final. times χρόνων (chronōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5550.htm">Strong's 5550: </a> A space of time or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay. for your sake. δι’ (di’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_peter/1-20.htm">1 Peter 1:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-20.htm">NT Letters: 1 Peter 1:20 Who was foreknown indeed before the foundation (1 Pet. 1P iP i Pet) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Peter 1:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Peter 1:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_peter/1-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Peter 1:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Peter 1:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>