a[ch. 2:10; 2 Thess. 2:13; 1 Pet. 1:2]
bJames 2:5; [Deut. 7:6; 26:18]
c[2 Tim. 1:9]; See Matt. 13:35
dch. 5:27; Col. 1:22; 1 Thess. 4:7
ever. 11; Rom. 8:29, 30
gSee Rom. 8:15
hver. 9; [Luke 2:14; Heb. 2:4]; See Luke 12:32
ich. 1:3
j1 Thess. 1:4; [Deut. 33:12]
kEph. 1:4
m1 Thess. 5:9; [2 Tim. 1:9]
nSee 1 Thess. 4:3

Ephesians 1:4-5

4 aeven as he bchose us in him cbefore the foundation of the world, that we should be dholy and blameless before him. In love 5 ehe predestined us ▼
▼Or  before him in love, having predestined us
 for gadoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, haccording to the purpose of his will,

2 Thessalonians 2:13

Stand Firm

13But iwe ought always to give thanks to God for you, jbrothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you kas the firstfruits ▼
▼Some manuscripts  chose you from the beginning
 mto be saved, nthrough sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.
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