1Th 1:3, 2Th 2:13-14, Tit 3:4-6, Heb 13:20-21, Jam 1:16-18 | ESV | STEP | remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ .

13 But ^ewe ought always to give thanks to God for you, ^fbrothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you ^gas the firstfruits ^{▼▼Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning} ⁱto be saved, ^jthrough sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 To this he called you through ^kour gospel, ^lso that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Titus 3:4-6

4 But when ^mthe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, ⁿnot because of works done by us in righteousness, but ^oaccording to his own mercy, by ^pthe washing of regeneration and ^qrenewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he ^rpoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

Hebrews 13:20-21

Benediction

20 Now ^smay the God of peace ^twho brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, ^uthe great shepherd of the sheep, by ^vthe blood of the eternal covenant, 21 ^wequip you with everything good that you may do his will, ^xworking in us ^{▼▼Some manuscripts you} that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, ^zto whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

James 1:16-18

16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 ^aaEvery good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from ^abthe Father of lights, ^acwith whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning} 18 ^aeOf his own will he ^afbrought us forth by the word of truth, ^agthat we should be a kind of ^ahfirstfruits of his creatures.