1 Peter 1:20 meaning and explanation

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

1 Peter 1:20, Berean Standard Bible

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Peter is writing to scattered believers who face pressure and suffering, and he grounds their hope in God's eternal plan. The "He" is Christ, known in the Greek as proginōskō, foreknown, meaning God's prior knowledge and purpose, not a mere prediction.

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