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2 Thessalonians 2:13
New International Version
2 Thessalonians 2:13
New International Version
Stand Firm
13 But we ought always to thank God for you,(A) brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits[a](B) to be saved(C) through the sanctifying work of the Spirit(D) and through belief in the truth.
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts because from the beginning God chose you
2 Thessalonians 2:13
New Living Translation
2 Thessalonians 2:13
New Living Translation
Believers Should Stand Firm
13 As for us, we can’t help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are always thankful that God chose you to be among the first[a] to experience salvation—a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and through your belief in the truth.
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- 2:13 Some manuscripts read chose you from the very beginning.
2 Thessalonians 2:13
Complete Jewish Bible
2 Thessalonians 2:13
Complete Jewish Bible
13 But we have to keep thanking God for you always, brothers whom the Lord loves, because God chose you as firstfruits for deliverance by giving you the holiness that has its origin in the Spirit and the faithfulness that has its origin in the truth.
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2 Thessalonians 2:13
King James Version
2 Thessalonians 2:13
King James Version
13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
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