1 Peter 1:20
who was predestined to this, before the foundation of the world; and was manifested at the termination of the times, for your sakes;
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
19but with the precious blood of that Lamb in which is no spot nor blemish, namely, the Messiah:
Cross References
Acts 3:25Ye are the children of the prophets: and that covenant which God made with our fathers, when he said to Abraham, that in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed,
Romans 16:25Now unto God, who is able to establish you,- (according to my gospel, which is proclaimed concerning Jesus Messiah; and according to the revelation of the mystery, which was hidden from the times that are past,
Ephesians 1:4according as he had previously chosen us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we might be holy and without blame before him; and, in love, predestinated us for himself;
Ephesians 3:9and should show to all men what is the dispensation of the mystery, which for ages was hid up in God the Creator of all things:
Colossians 1:26namely, that mystery, which was hidden for ages and generations, but is now revealed to his saints;
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:14-24
Sobriety and Holiness; Exhortation to Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 66.) 13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of… Read the whole commentary →