2 Thessalonians 2:13
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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.
Footnotes
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts because from the beginning God chose you
Ephesians 1:4-5
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4 For he chose us(A) in him before the creation of the world(B) to be holy and blameless(C) in his sight. In love(D) 5 he[a] predestined(E) us for adoption to sonship[b](F) through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure(G) and will—
Footnotes
- Ephesians 1:5 Or sight in love. 5 He
- Ephesians 1:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
1 Peter 1:22
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22 Now that you have purified(A) yourselves by obeying(B) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(C) from the heart.[a]
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart
Hebrews 12:24
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24 to Jesus the mediator(A) of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood(B) that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.(C)
Romans 11:2
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2 God did not reject his people,(A) whom he foreknew.(B) Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel:
2 Peter 1:2
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Acts 2:23
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23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge;(A) and you, with the help of wicked men,[a] put him to death by nailing him to the cross.(B)
Footnotes
- Acts 2:23 Or of those not having the law (that is, Gentiles)
John 15:16-19
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16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you(A) so that you might go and bear fruit(B)—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.(C) 17 This is my command: Love each other.(D)
The World Hates the Disciples
18 “If the world hates you,(E) keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you(F) out of the world. That is why the world hates you.(G)
Romans 16:26
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26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings(A) by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from[a] faith(B)—
Footnotes
- Romans 16:26 Or that is
Romans 8:29-30
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29 For those God foreknew(A) he also predestined(B) to be conformed to the image of his Son,(C) that he might be the firstborn(D) among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined,(E) he also called;(F) those he called, he also justified;(G) those he justified, he also glorified.(H)
2 Timothy 2:10
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10 Therefore I endure everything(A) for the sake of the elect,(B) that they too may obtain the salvation(C) that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.(D)
Romans 11:5-7
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5 So too, at the present time there is a remnant(A) chosen by grace.(B) 6 And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works;(C) if it were, grace would no longer be grace.
7 What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.(D) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,(E)
Mark 13:27
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27 And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.(A)
Mark 13:20
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20 “If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them.
Hebrews 10:22
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22 let us draw near to God(A) with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings,(B) having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience(C) and having our bodies washed with pure water.(D)
1 Corinthians 6:11
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11 And that is what some of you were.(A) But you were washed,(B) you were sanctified,(C) you were justified(D) in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Romans 16:19
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19 Everyone has heard(A) about your obedience, so I rejoice because of you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.(B)
Romans 9:23-24
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23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory(A) known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory(B)— 24 even us, whom he also called,(C) not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?(D)
Romans 8:33
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33 Who will bring any charge(A) against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies.
Luke 18:7
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7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out(A) to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
Matthew 24:24
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24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders(A) to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
Matthew 24:22
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22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect(A) those days will be shortened.
Deuteronomy 7:6
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6 For you are a people holy(A) to the Lord your God.(B) The Lord your God has chosen(C) you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.(D)
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