2Th 2:13, 1Pe 1:2 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

2 Thessalonians 2:13

Stand Firm

13 But ^awe ought always to give thanks to God for you, ^bbrothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you ^cas the firstfruits ^{▼▼Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning} ^eto be saved, ^fthrough sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

1 Peter 1:2

2 according to ^gthe foreknowledge of God the Father, ^hin the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and ⁱfor sprinkling with his blood:

May ^jgrace and ^kpeace be multiplied to you.