2 Thessalonians 2:13

Salvation Identity and self-worth God's love Gratitude

¹¹ And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

¹² That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

¹⁴ Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
KJV: But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
WEB: But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,
ASV: But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
DARBY: But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [the] Lord, that God has chosen you from [the] beginning to salvation in sanctification of [the] Spirit and belief of [the] truth:
BLB: But we ought to give thanks to God always concerning you⁺, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you⁺ from the beginning unto salvation in the sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth,

ÅB: Men vi er skyldige til å takke Gud alltid for dere, brødre, dere som er elsket av Herren, fordi Gud fra først av tok dere ut til frelse ved helliggjørelse av Ånden og tro på sannheten,
OTB: Likevel bør vi alltid takke Gud for dere, kjære brødre og søstre elsket av Herren, fordi Gud valgte dere fra begynnelsen til frelse gjennom Åndens helliggjørende verk og gjennom tro på sannheten.
B1930: Men vi er skyldige til å takke Gud alltid for eder, brødre, I som er elsket av Herren, fordi Gud fra først av tok eder ut til frelse ved helliggjørelse av Ånden og tro på sannheten,

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Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Timothy 1:9
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
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Ephesians 1:4–5
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
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1 Thessalonians 1:4
Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
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1 Thessalonians 5:9
For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Romans 9:11
(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
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Acts 13:48
And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
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2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
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Isaiah 46:10
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
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