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2 Thessalonians 2:13
Lexham English Bible
2 Thessalonians 2:13
Lexham English Bible
Stand Firm and Hold Fast
13 But we ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers dearly loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you as first fruits for salvation by the sanctification of the Spirit and faith in the truth,
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2 Thessalonians 2:13
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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
Ephesians 1:4
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Ephesians 1:4
Lexham English Bible
4 just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love,[a]
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- Ephesians 1:4 Or “before him, having predestined us in love” (the phrase “in love” could go either with v. 4 or v. 5)
Ephesians 1:4
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Ephesians 1:4
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4 For he chose us(A) in him before the creation of the world(B) to be holy and blameless(C) in his sight. In love(D)
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