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Stand Firm

13 But (A)we ought always to give thanks to God for you, (B)brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you (C)as the firstfruits[a] (D)to be saved, (E)through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning

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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Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts because from the beginning God chose you

For God has not destined us for (A)wrath, but (B)to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

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For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath(A) but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.(B)

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(A)who saved us and (B)called us to[a] a holy calling, (C)not because of our works but because of (D)his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus (E)before the ages began,[b]

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  1. 2 Timothy 1:9 Or with
  2. 2 Timothy 1:9 Greek before times eternal

He has saved(A) us and called(B) us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done(C) but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

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