1 Peter 1:20

Jesus Christ God's will and calling

¹⁸ For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,

¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

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

²¹ Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.

²² Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
KJV: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
WEB: who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake,
ASV: who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of times for your sake,
DARBY: foreknown indeed before [the] foundation of [the] world, but who has been manifested at the end of times for your sakes,
BLB: having been foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but having been made manifest in the last times on account of you⁺,

ÅB: han som forut var kjent, før verdens grunnvoll ble lagt, men ble åpenbart ved tidenes ende for deres skyld,
OTB: For Han var kjent før verdens grunnleggelse, men har vist seg i disse siste tider for deres skyld
B1930: han som forut var kjent, før verdens grunnvoll blev lagt, men blev åpenbaret ved tidenes ende for eders skyld,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ephesians 1:4
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
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2 Timothy 1:9–10
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.
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Hebrews 9:26
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.
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Revelation 13:8
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.
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Hebrews 1:2
But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.
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Titus 1:2–3
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
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Colossians 1:26
the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.
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Micah 5:2
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.
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