18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

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18 
Says the Lord,
Who has been making these things known from long ago.(A)

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18 Dice el Señor(A), que hace saber todo esto[a] desde tiempos antiguos(B).

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  1. Hechos 15:18 O que hace estas cosas conocidas.

According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

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just as [in His love] He chose us in Christ [actually selected us for Himself as His own] before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy [that is, consecrated, set apart for Him, purpose-driven] and blameless in His sight. In love

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Porque Dios nos escogió(A) en Cristo antes de la fundación del mundo(B), para que fuéramos[a] santos y sin mancha(C) delante de Él. En amor(D)

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  1. Efesios 1:4 O seamos.

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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13 But we should and are [morally] obligated [as debtors] always to give thanks to God for you, believers beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through the [a]sanctifying work of the Spirit [that sets you apart for God’s purpose] and by your faith in the truth [of God’s word that leads you to spiritual maturity].

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 There are two kinds of sanctification: first, positional sanctification means set apart for God and in some instances set apart for God’s purpose; second, practical sanctification is a progressive process and means growing in righteous living. This is dependent on a person’s reliance on the Holy Spirit.

Firmes en la doctrina

13 Pero nosotros(A) siempre tenemos que dar gracias a Dios por ustedes, hermanos amados por el Señor(B), porque Dios los ha escogido desde el principio[a](C) para salvación(D) mediante[b] la santificación(E) por el[c] Espíritu y la fe en la verdad.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Tesalonicenses 2:13 Algunos mss. antiguos dicen: como primicias.
  2. 2 Tesalonicenses 2:13 Lit. en.
  3. 2 Tesalonicenses 2:13 Lit. del.