1 Peter 1:20

1:20 He was foreknown ¹  before the foundation of the world but ²  was manifested in these last times ³  for your sake.

1 Peter 1:25

1:25 but the word of the Lord ⁴  endures forever. ⁵ 

And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.

1 Peter 2:25

2:25 For you were going astray like sheep ⁶  but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

1 Peter 5:3

5:3 And do not lord it over ⁷  those entrusted to you, ⁸  but be examples to the flock.

¹ tn Grk “who was foreknown,” describing Christ in v. 19. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

² tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two clauses more than can be easily expressed in English.

³ tn Grk “at the last of the times.”

⁴ sn The word of the Lord is a technical expression in OT literature, often referring to a divine prophetic utterance (e.g., Gen 15:1, Isa 1:10, Jonah 1:1). In the NT it occurs 15 times: 3 times as ῥῆμα τοῦ κυρίου (rJhma tou kuriou; here and in Luke 22:61, Acts 11:16) and 12 times as λόγος τοῦ κυρίου (logo" tou kuriou; Acts 8:25; 13:44, 48, 49; 15:35, 36; 16:32; 19:10, 20; 1 Thess 1:8, 4:15; 2 Thess 3:1). As in the OT, this phrase focuses on the prophetic nature and divine origin of what has been said.

⁵ sn A quotation from Isa 40:6, 8.

⁷ sn A quotation from Isa 53:6.

¹⁰ tn Grk “not as lording it over…but being examples.” The participles continue the command of v. 2 by describing how the shepherding should be carried out.

¹¹ tn Grk “the ones allotted,” referring to those God has given over to their care.