2Th 2:13-14, 2Ti 2:10, Tit 1:1-2, Jam 2:5, 1Pe 1:2, 2:9 | 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. 14 To this he called you through ^gour gospel, ^hso that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:10

10 Therefore ⁱI endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain ^jthe salvation that is in Christ Jesus with ^keternal glory.

Titus 1:1-2

Greeting

1 Paul, a servant ^{▼▼Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)} of God and ^man apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and ⁿtheir knowledge of the truth, ^owhich accords with godliness, 2 ^pin hope of eternal life, which God, ^qwho never lies, ^rpromised ^sbefore the ages began ^{▼▼Greek before times eternal}

James 2:5

5 Listen, my beloved brothers, ^uhas not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be ^vrich in faith and heirs of ^wthe kingdom, ^xwhich he has promised to those who love him?

1 Peter 1:2

2 according to ^ythe foreknowledge of God the Father, ^zin the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and ^aafor sprinkling with his blood:

May ^abgrace and ^acpeace be multiplied to you.

1 Peter 2:9

9 But you are ^ada chosen race, ^aea royal ^afpriesthood, ^aga holy nation, ^aha people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you ^aiout of darkness into ^ajhis marvelous light.