2Th 2:13-14, 16, Heb 5:9, 1Jo 5:11-13 | 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 .

h[See ver. 13 above]

i John 3:16; 1 John 4:10; Rev. 1:5

j 1 Pet. 1:3

kSee ch. 2:10

l ch. 2:25; [ch. 4:9]

mSee John 1:4

n[John 3:15, 36; 5:24; 6:40, 47]

o John 20:31

p John 1:12

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

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. 14 To this he called you through ^gour gospel, ^hso that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, ⁱwho loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good ^jhope through grace,

Hebrews 5:9

9 And ^kbeing made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

1 John 5:11-13

11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us ^leternal life, and ^mthis life is in his Son. 12 ⁿWhoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

That You May Know

13 I write ^othese things to you who ^pbelieve in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.