2 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians 2:13

¹³But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning^a to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

Footnotes

a 2:13 Or God has chosen you as the firstfruits

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
we	Ἡμεῖς	Hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
should	ὀφείλομεν	opheilomen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G3784 I owe, ought
always	πάντοτε	pantote	Adverb	G3842 always, at all times
thank	εὐχαριστεῖν	eucharistein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2168 I thank, give thanks
God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
for	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
brothers	ἀδελφοὶ	adelphoi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
who are loved	ἠγαπημένοι	ēgapēmenoi	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Vocative Masculine Plural	G25 I love
by	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
Lord	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
chose	εἵλατο	heilato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G138 I choose, prefer
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
from	ἀπ᾽‿	ap᾽	Preposition	G575 from, away from
beginning	ἀρχῆς	archēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G746 ruler, beginning
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
be saved	σωτηρίαν	sōtērian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4991 deliverance, salvation
by	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
sanctification	ἁγιασμῷ	hagiasmō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G38 sanctification, holiness
of	Πνεύματος	Pneumatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
faith	πίστει	pistei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust
in	ἀληθείας	alētheias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G225 truth

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2 Timothy 1:9 · Ephesians 1:4–5 · 1 Thessalonians 1:4 · 1 Thessalonians 5:9 · Romans 9:11 · Acts 13:48 · 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · Daniel 9:23 · Isaiah 46:10 · 1 Peter 1:2–5 · 1 John 4:10 · Ezekiel 16:8

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