2Ti 1:9-11, 1Pe 1:20-22 | ESV | STEP | who saved us and called us to a holy calling , not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace , which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began ,

2 Timothy 1:9-11

9 ^awho saved us and ^bcalled us to ^{▼▼Or with} a holy calling, ^dnot because of our works but because of ^ehis own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus ^fbefore the ages began, ^{▼▼Greek before times eternal} 10 and which now has ^hbeen manifested through ⁱthe appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, ^jwho abolished death and ^kbrought life and ^limmortality to light through the gospel, 11 ^mfor which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,

1 Peter 1:20-22

20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but ⁿwas made manifest ^oin the last times for the sake of you 21 ^pwho through him are believers in God, ^qwho raised him from the dead and ^rgave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for ^sa sincere brotherly love, ^tlove one another earnestly from a pure heart,