The Christian Standard Bible (2017) joins the ESV,[1] LEB,[2] NASB,[3] and NET[4] in rendering proginōskō as ‘foreknown’ in 1 Peter 1.20:
Why is this a matter of importance? The aforementioned readings – ‘chosen’, ‘chosen in advance’, ‘foreordained’, ‘destined’ – are theologically loaded renderings of proginōskō. In 1 Peter 1.20, knowing in advance, not ordaining or choosing in advance, is specifically the concept in view. God’s plan of redeeming fallen humankind through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, whilst foreknown to the Father prior to the foundation of the world, has now been made manifest to believers at the end of the times (see vv. 18–21). What was previously concealed has now been disclosed.
2. Lexham English Bible (2012).
3. New American Standard Bible (1995).
4. New English Translation (1996–2006).
5. Common English Bible (2011).
6. Holman Christian Standard Bible (2009). (As from early 2017, the HCSB will be replaced by the CSB translation.)
7. New International Version (2011).
8. Modern English Version (2014).
9. New King James Version (1982).
10. New Revised Standard Version (1989).
11. Revised Standard Version (1971).
Copyright © J. D. Gallé, 2017, 2018. All rights reserved.
Addendum. To view the Christian Standard Bible online, see the link to the following website: <https://read.csbible.com>.
Latest revisions: 28 January 2017 (emended last paragraph slightly; added one sentence); 18 January 2018 (converted three colons to full stops); 7 May 2019 (modified URL).
He was foreknown [proegnōsmenou] before the foundation of the world but was revealed in these last times for you. (CSB, emphasis added)The CEB,[5] HCSB,[6] and NIV[7] have ‘chosen’ for proginōskō in the main text; the Mounce Reverse-Interlinear New Testament (2011) has ‘chosen in advance’; the MEV[8] and NKJV[9] read ‘foreordained’; the NRSV[10] and RSV[11] have ‘destined’.
Why is this a matter of importance? The aforementioned readings – ‘chosen’, ‘chosen in advance’, ‘foreordained’, ‘destined’ – are theologically loaded renderings of proginōskō. In 1 Peter 1.20, knowing in advance, not ordaining or choosing in advance, is specifically the concept in view. God’s plan of redeeming fallen humankind through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, whilst foreknown to the Father prior to the foundation of the world, has now been made manifest to believers at the end of the times (see vv. 18–21). What was previously concealed has now been disclosed.
Notes
1. English Standard Version (2001–2016). 2. Lexham English Bible (2012).
3. New American Standard Bible (1995).
4. New English Translation (1996–2006).
5. Common English Bible (2011).
6. Holman Christian Standard Bible (2009). (As from early 2017, the HCSB will be replaced by the CSB translation.)
7. New International Version (2011).
8. Modern English Version (2014).
9. New King James Version (1982).
10. New Revised Standard Version (1989).
11. Revised Standard Version (1971).
Copyright © J. D. Gallé, 2017, 2018. All rights reserved.
Addendum. To view the Christian Standard Bible online, see the link to the following website: <https://read.csbible.com>.
Latest revisions: 28 January 2017 (emended last paragraph slightly; added one sentence); 18 January 2018 (converted three colons to full stops); 7 May 2019 (modified URL).
