(NIV)
But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
(ESV)
But we ought always to
give thanks to
God for you,
brothers beloved by the
Lord,
because God chose you as the
firstfruits to be
saved,
through sanctification by the
Spirit and belief in the
truth.
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