11 translations · Greek
1 Peter 1:20
who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake,
1 Peter 1:20 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake,
- KJV King James Version
- Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
- ASV American Standard Version
- who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of the times for your sake,
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and revealed in the last times because of you,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- He was chosen before the world was created, but he was revealed in these last days for your benefit.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and manifested in the last times because of you,
- DBY Darby Translation
- foreknown indeed before [the] foundation of [the] world, but who has been manifested at the end of times for your sakes,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Who verily was fore-ordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifested in these last times for you,
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but manifested in the last times for you,
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| προεγνωσμένου | proegnōsmenou | He was known | G4267 προγινώσκω to know/choose |
| μὲν | men | — | G3303 μέν on the other hand |
| πρὸ | pro | before | G4253 πρό before |
| καταβολῆς | katabolēs | [the] foundation | G2602 καταβολή beginning |
| κόσμου | kosmou | of [the] world | G2889 κόσμος world |
| φανερωθέντος | phanerōthentos | was revealed | G5319 φανερόω to reveal |
| δὲ | de | but | G1161 δέ then |
| ἐπ’ | ep’ | in | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| ἐσχάτου | eschatou | last | G2078 ἔσχατος last/least |
| τῶν | tōn | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| χρόνων | chronōn | times | G5550 χρόνος time |
| δι’ | di’ | for your sake | G1223 διά through/because of |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | — | G4771 σύ you |
Related verses
- Ephesians 1:4
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love;
- 2 Timothy 1:9–10
who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal, but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.
- Hebrews 9:26
or else he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now once at the end of the ages, he has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
- Revelation 13:8
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.
- Titus 1:2–3
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began; but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;
- Hebrews 1:2
has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.
- Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.
- Ephesians 3:9
and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ;
- Ephesians 3:11
according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord;
- Colossians 1:26
the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
18 knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,
19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ;
20 who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake,
21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
22 Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:
Read all of 1 Peter 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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