2Ti 1:9, Tit 3:5 | ESV | STEP | who saved us and called us to a holy calling , not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace , which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began ,

2 Timothy 1:9

9 ^awho saved us and ^bcalled us to ^{▼▼Or with} a holy calling, ^dnot because of our works but because of ^ehis own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus ^fbefore the ages began, ^{▼▼Greek before times eternal}

Titus 3:5

5 he saved us, ^hnot because of works done by us in righteousness, but ⁱaccording to his own mercy, by ^jthe washing of regeneration and ^krenewal of the Holy Spirit,