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18 knowing that you were not redeemed with1 corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,  
19 but awith the precious blood of Christ, bas of a lamb without blemish and without spot.  
20 aHe indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was1 manifest bin these last times for you  
21 who through Him believe in God, awho raised Him from the dead and bgave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.  

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22 Since you ahave purified your souls in obeying the truth1 through the Spirit in sincere blove of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,  
23 ahaving been born again, not of1 corruptible seed but incorruptible, bthrough the word of God which lives and abides3 forever,  
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1 Peter 1:20

Who was foreknown indeed (proegnwsmenou men). Perfect passive participle (in genitive singular agreeing with Xristou) of proginwskw, old verb, to know beforehand (Romans 8:29; II Peter 3:17). See prognwsin qeou in verse I Peter 1:2.

Before the foundation of the world (pro katabolhv kosmou). This precise curious phrase occurs in John 17:24 in the Saviour's mouth of his preincarnate state with the Father as here and in Ephesians 1:4. We have apo katabolhv kosmou in Matthew 25:34 (kosmou omitted in Matthew 13:35); Luke 11:50; Hebrews 4:3; Hebrews 9:26; Revelation 13:8; Revelation 17:8. Katabolh (from kataballw) was originally laying the foundation of a house (Hebrews 6:1). The preincarnate Messiah appears in the counsels of God also in I Corinthians 2:7; Colossians 1:26 f.; Ephesians 1:9 f.; Ephesians 3:9-11; Romans 16:25; I Timothy 1:9.

But was manifested (fanerwqentov de). First aorist (ingressive) passive participle of fanerow, referring to the Incarnation in contrast with the preexistence of Christ (cf. John 1:31; I John 3:5, I John 3:8).

At the end of the times (ep esxatou twn xronwn). Like ep esxatou twn hmerwn (Hebrews 1:2). The plural xronoi, doubtless referring to successive periods in human history until the fullness of the time came (Galatians 4:4).

For your sake (di umav). Proof of God's love, not of their desert or worth (Acts 17:30 f.; Hebrews 11:39 f.).




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 Peter 1:20:

John 17:24
John 21:1
Acts 3:20
Ephesians 1:4
Hebrews 9:26
1 Peter 1:2
2 Peter 3:3
2 Peter 3:17
Revelation 13:8

 

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