1 Peter 1:20
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,”
χρόνος
a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from G2540 (καιρός), which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from G165 (αἰών), which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay
μέν
indeed
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μέν
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (δέ) (this one, the former, etc.)
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ἔσχατος
this] last
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ἔσχατος
Last, final. I am the first and the last. Jesus holds both ends of time. Nothing catches Him by surprise and nothing is beyond His reach.
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καταβολή
the] foundation
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καταβολή
Foundation, laying down. The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. God's plan of redemption was decided before creation.
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κόσμος
the] world,
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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διά
for the sake of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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φανερόω
having been revealed
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φανερόω
to render apparent (literally or figuratively)
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προγινώσκω
foreknown
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προγινώσκω
to know beforehand, i.e. foresee
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