¹³^aBut we should always give thanks to God for you, ^bbrothers beloved by the Lord, because ^cGod has chosen you ¹as the first fruits ^dfor salvation ^ethrough sanctification ²by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

¹⁴¹It was for this He ^acalled you through ^bour gospel, ²that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁵So then, brothers, ^astand firm and ^bhold to the traditions which you were taught, whether ^cby word of mouth or ^dby letter ¹from us.

¹⁶^aNow may our Lord Jesus Christ ^bHimself and God our Father, who has ^cloved us and given us eternal comfort and ^dgood hope by grace,

¹⁷^aencourage your hearts and ^bstrengthen them in every good work and word.

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2 Thessalonians 2:14: To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Footnotes

1Or presence
2Or attesting miracles
1Or every deception
1Lit work of delusion, cf. 2:7, 9
2Or the lie
1Or condemned
2Or approved
1Some mss from the beginning
2Lit of
1Some mss And
2Lit to the gaining of
1Lit of

Cross references

a Matt 4:10
b Matt 24:24; John 4:48
a 1 Cor 1:18
b 2 Thess 2:12, 13
a 1 Kin 22:22; Rom 1:28
b 1 Thess 2:3; 2 Tim 4:4
a Rom 2:8
b Rom 1:32; 1 Cor 13:6; 2 Thess 1:11
a 2 Thess 1:3
b 1 Thess 1:4
c Eph 1:4ff
d 1 Cor 1:21; 1 Thess 2:12; 5:9; 1 Pet 1:5
e 1 Thess 4:7; 1 Pet 1:2
a 1 Thess 2:12
b 1 Thess 1:5
a 1 Cor 16:13
b 1 Cor 11:2; 2 Thess 3:6
c 2 Thess 2:2
d 2 Thess 2:2
a 1 Thess 3:11
b 1 Thess 3:11
c John 3:16
d Titus 3:7; 1 Pet 1:3
a 1 Thess 3:2, 13
b 2 Thess 3:3