2 Thessalonians 2:13

King James Version (KJV)

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:

Translations

2 Thessalonians 2:13 - Amplified Bible

But we, brethren beloved by the Lord, ought {and} are obligated [as those who are in debt] to give thanks always to God for you, because God chose you from the beginning {as His firstfruits (first converts)} for salvation through the sanctifying work of the [Holy] Spirit and [your] belief in (adherence to, trust in, and reliance on) the Truth.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 - American Standard Version

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

2 Thessalonians 2:13 - Bible in Basic English

But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:

2 Thessalonians 2:13 - Darby Bible

But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [the] Lord, that God has chosen you from [the] beginning to salvation in sanctification of [the] Spirit and belief of [the] truth:

2 Thessalonians 2:13 - English Standard Version

But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 - King James Version

2 Thessalonians 2:13 - La Biblia de las Americas

Pero nosotros siempre tenemos que dar gracias a Dios por vosotros, hermanos amados por el Señor, porque Dios os ha escogido desde el principio para salvaciòn mediante la santificaciòn por el Espìritu y la fe en la verdad.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 - The Message

Meanwhile, we’ve got our hands full continually thanking God for you, our good friends—so loved by God! God picked you out as his from the very start. Think of it: included in God’s original plan of salvation by the bond of faith in the living truth. This is the life of the Spirit he invited you to through the Message we delivered, in which you get in on the glory of our Master, Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 - New American Standard Bible

But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you (One early ms reads {first fruits}) from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Pero nosotros siempre tenemos que dar gracias a Dios por ustedes, hermanos amados por el Señor, porque Dios los ha escogido desde el principio para salvaciòn mediante la santificaciòn por el Espìritu y la fe en la verdad.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 - World English Bible

But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth;

2 Thessalonians 2:13 - Young's Living Translation

And we -- we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, that God did choose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth,

2 Thessalonians 2:13 - Additional Comments

God gives consolation here to the Thessalonians for the terrors of those who teach wrong doctrine and try to scare those in the truth. He reminds them of God's special affection for them, having chosen them, that they are now sanctified (set apart) by God.

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