12 so that all will be condemned(A)—those who did not believe(B) the truth but delighted in unrighteousness.

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13 But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because from the beginning[a] God has chosen(C) you for salvation through sanctification(D) by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory(E) of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:13 Other mss read because as a firstfruit

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