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2 Thessalonians 2:13
Expanded Bible
2 Thessalonians 2:13
Expanded Bible
You Are Chosen for Salvation
13 Brothers and sisters, whom the Lord loves, God chose you from the beginning[a] to be saved. So we ·must [ought to] always thank God for you. You are saved by the ·Spirit that makes you holy [sanctifying work of the Spirit] and by your faith in the truth.
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 God … beginning Some Greek copies read “God chose you as the firstfruits of the harvest.”
2 Thessalonians 2:13
New International Version
2 Thessalonians 2:13
New International Version
Stand Firm
13 But we ought always to thank God for you,(A) brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits[a](B) to be saved(C) through the sanctifying work of the Spirit(D) and through belief in the truth.
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts because from the beginning God chose you
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