2Th 2:13-14, 1Pe 1:3, 23 | 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 2 Cor. 1:3; Eph. 1:3

j Titus 3:5

k ver. 23

l ch. 3:21; [1 Cor. 15:20]

m ver. 3; [John 3:3; James 1:18]

n John 1:13

o Heb. 4:12

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.

1 Peter 1:3

Born Again to a Living Hope

3 ⁱBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! ^jAccording to his great mercy, ^khe has caused us to be born again to a living hope ^lthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:23

23 ^msince you have been born again, ⁿnot of perishable seed but of imperishable, through ^othe living and abiding word of God;