1 Peter 1:20

Translations

Modern

He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.

Traditional

Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

Literal

…having been foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but having been made manifest in the last times on account of you,

Latin

…præcogniti quidem ante mundi constitutionem, manifestati autem novissimis temporibus propter vos,

Original

Greek

English

He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.

Notes

1 Peter 1:20

With Christ’s coming, God is fulfilling Old Testament promises of redemption, and the last days have begun.

1 Peter 1:13–21

New birth and the hope of salvation call Christians to live as God’s people. They must turn away from the values of the world and follow the holiness of God, who redeemed them.

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