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foreknowledge

Meaning of “foreknowledge”

Knowledge beforehand.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Acts 2:23

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Every verse containing “foreknowledge”

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Acts 2:23
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 2:23 · retained source text

Him, being deliuered by the determinate counsell and foreknowledge of God, yee haue taken, and by wicked hands, haue crucified, and slaine:

1 Peter 1:2
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Peter 1:2 · retained source text

Elect, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit vnto obedience, and sprinkling of the blood of Iesus Christ: Grace vnto you and peace be multiplied.

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Historical definitions

Knowledge of a thing before it happens; prescience.

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