1 Peter 1:14

1:14 Like obedient children, do not comply with ¹  the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance, ² 

1 Peter 1:18

1:18 You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed – not by perishable things like silver or gold,

1 Peter 1:20

1:20 He was foreknown ³  before the foundation of the world but ⁴  was manifested in these last times ⁵  for your sake.

[1:14]  ¹ tn Or “do not be conformed to”; Grk “not being conformed to.”

[1:14]  ² tn Grk “the former lusts in your ignorance.”

[1:20]  ³ 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.

[1:20]  ⁴ tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two clauses more than can be easily expressed in English.

[1:20]  ⁵ tn Grk “at the last of the times.”