2Th 2:13, 2Ti 1:9, Tit 3:4-7, 1Jo 4:10-19 | 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 .

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.

2 Timothy 1:9

9 ^gwho saved us and ^hcalled us to ^{▼▼Or with} a holy calling, ^jnot because of our works but because of ^khis own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus ^lbefore the ages began, ^{▼▼Greek before times eternal}

Titus 3:4-7

4 But when ⁿthe goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, ^onot because of works done by us in righteousness, but ^paccording to his own mercy, by ^qthe washing of regeneration and ^rrenewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he ^spoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that ^tbeing justified by his grace we might become ^uheirs ^vaccording to the hope of eternal life.

1 John 4:10-19

10 In this is love, ^wnot that we have loved God ^xbut that he loved us and sent his Son to be ^ythe propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 ^zNo one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and ^aahis love is perfected in us.

13 ^abBy this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And ^acwe have seen and testify that ^adthe Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of ^aethe world. 15 ^afWhoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 So ^agwe have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. ^ahGod is love, and ^aiwhoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. 17 By this ^ajis love perfected with us, so that ^akwe may have confidence for the day of judgment, because ^alas he is so also are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but ^amperfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not ^anbeen perfected in love. 19 ^aoWe love because he first loved us.