1 Corinthians 4:7

7For who sees anything different in you? aWhat do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?

2 Thessalonians 2:13

Stand Firm

13But bwe ought always to give thanks to God for you, cbrothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you das the firstfruits
Some manuscripts  chose you from the beginning
fto be saved, gthrough sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.
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