OET interlinear 1PET 1:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

προεγνωσμένου

/having_been/_foreknown

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [God having foreknown him]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

προεγνωσμένου

/having_been/_foreknown

This phrase could mean: (1) God had determined what Christ would do. Alternate translation: [having been planned previously] (2) God knew what Christ would do ahead of time. Alternate translation: [having been known beforehand,]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου

before /the/_foundation ˱of˲_/the/_world

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of foundation, you can express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [before God founded the world]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

φανερωθέντος

/having_been/_revealed

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [God having revealed him]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

φανερωθέντος

/having_been/_revealed

Here, having been revealed refers to the first time Jesus came to the earth. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [having been revealed when he came to earth]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐπ’ ἐσχάτου τῶν χρόνων

in /the/_last ¬the times

Here, the last of the times refers to the final period of history which began when Jesus came to the earth for the first time. This period will end when Jesus returns to earth. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [in this final time period of history]