1 Peter 1:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Who was marked out by God before the making of the world, but was caused to be seen in these last times for you,

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  • Eph 1:4 : 4 Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:
  • Col 1:26 : 26 The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,
  • 2 Tim 1:9-9 : 9 Who gave us salvation, marking us out for his purpose, not on account of our works, but in the measure of his purpose and his grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal, 10 But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,
  • Titus 1:2-3 : 2 In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true; 3 Who, in his time, made clear his word in the good news, of which, by the order of God our Saviour, I became a preacher;
  • Heb 9:26 : 26 For then he would have undergone a number of deaths from the time of the making of the world: but now he has come to us at the end of the old order, to put away sin by the offering of himself.
  • Heb 1:2 : 2 But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations;
  • Rev 13:8 : 8 And all who are on the earth will give him worship, everyone whose name has not been from the first in the book of life of the Lamb who was put to death.
  • 1 John 4:9-9 : 9 And the love of God was made clear to us when he sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him. 10 And this is love, not that we had love for God, but that he had love for us, and sent his Son to be an offering for our sins.
  • 1 John 1:2 : 2 (And the life was made clear to us, and we have seen it and are witnessing to it and giving you word of that eternal life which was with the Father and was seen by us);
  • 1 John 3:5 : 5 And you have knowledge that he came to take away sin: and in him there is no sin.
  • Eph 1:10 : 10 The ordering of the times when they are complete, so that all things might come to a head in Christ, the things in heaven and the things on the earth; in him, I say,
  • Eph 3:9 : 9 And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;
  • Eph 3:11 : 11 Which is seen in his eternal purpose in Christ Jesus our Lord:
  • Gen 3:15 : 15 And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded.
  • Prov 8:23 : 23 From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.
  • Mic 5:2 : 2 For this cause he will give them up till the time when she who is with child has given birth: then the rest of his brothers will come back to the children of Israel.
  • Acts 3:25-26 : 25 You are the sons of the prophets, and of the agreement which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, Through your seed a blessing will come on all the families of the earth. 26 To you, first, God sent his servant, blessing you by turning every one of you from his sins.
  • Rom 3:25 : 25 Whom God has put forward as the sign of his mercy, through faith, by his blood, to make clear his righteousness when, in his pity, God let the sins of earlier times go without punishment;
  • Rom 16:25-26 : 25 Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal, 26 But is now made clear; and by the writings of the prophets, by the order of the eternal God, the knowledge of it has been given to all the nations, so that they may come under the rule of the faith;
  • Gal 4:4 : 4 But when the time had come, God sent out his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
  • 1 John 3:8 : 8 The sinner is a child of the Evil One; for the Evil One has been a sinner from the first. And the Son of God was seen on earth so that he might put an end to the works of the Evil One.

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    21 Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

  • 2 Tim 1:9-10
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    9 Who gave us salvation, marking us out for his purpose, not on account of our works, but in the measure of his purpose and his grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

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  • Eph 1:4-6
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    4 Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:

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    6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:

  • 1 Pet 1:2-5
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    2 Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.

    3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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    5 Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.

  • Heb 1:1-2
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    1 In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;

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    25 Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,

    26 But is now made clear; and by the writings of the prophets, by the order of the eternal God, the knowledge of it has been given to all the nations, so that they may come under the rule of the faith;

  • Titus 1:2-3
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    2 In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true;

    3 Who, in his time, made clear his word in the good news, of which, by the order of God our Saviour, I became a preacher;

  • Col 1:26
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    26 The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,

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    11 Which is seen in his eternal purpose in Christ Jesus our Lord:

  • 1 Cor 1:30
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    30 But God has given you a place in Christ Jesus, through whom God has given us wisdom and righteousness and salvation, and made us holy:

  • 1 John 1:2
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    2 (And the life was made clear to us, and we have seen it and are witnessing to it and giving you word of that eternal life which was with the Father and was seen by us);

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    2 Of which God had given word before by his prophets in the holy Writings,

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    20 And that he may send the Christ who was marked out for you from the first, even Jesus:

  • 1 Pet 1:7-11
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    7 So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

    8 To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:

    9 For so you have the true end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

    10 For the prophets who gave the news of the grace which would come to you, made search with all care for knowledge of this salvation;

    11 Attempting to see what sort of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when it gave witness to the pains which Christ would undergo and the glories which would come after them.

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    13 So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

  • Eph 1:11-12
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    11 In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;

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    9 And make all men see what is the ordering of the secret which from the first has been kept in God who made all things;

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    5 Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

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    4 Who gave himself for our sins, so that he might make us free from this present evil world, after the purpose of our God and Father:

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    26 For then he would have undergone a number of deaths from the time of the making of the world: but now he has come to us at the end of the old order, to put away sin by the offering of himself.

  • Col 1:5
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    5 Through the hope which is in store for you in heaven; knowledge of which was given to you before in the true word of the good news,

  • 2 Pet 1:16
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    16 For when we gave you news of the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, our teaching was not based on stories put together by art, but we were eye-witnesses of his glory.

  • Rom 8:29
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    29 Because those of whom he had knowledge before they came into existence, were marked out by him to be made like his Son, so that he might be the first among a band of brothers:

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  • Col 1:15
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    15 Who is the image of the unseen God coming into existence before all living things;

  • Col 1:22
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    22 In the body of his flesh through death, so that you might be holy and without sin and free from all evil before him:

  • 2 Pet 1:11
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    11 For so the way will be open to you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

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    8 Who will give you strength to the end, to be free from all sin in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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    17 But you, my loved ones, keep in memory the words which were said before by the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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    18 Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits of all the things which he had made.

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    14 For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.

  • Rom 3:25
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    25 Whom God has put forward as the sign of his mercy, through faith, by his blood, to make clear his righteousness when, in his pity, God let the sins of earlier times go without punishment;

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    14 Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.

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    4 For certain men have come among you secretly, marked out before in the holy Writings for this evil fate, men without the fear of God, turning his grace into an unclean thing, and false to our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.