2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we ought to giue thankes alway to God for you, brethren beloued of the Lord, because that God hath from the beginning chosen you to saluation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and the faith of trueth,
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In Context
12That all they might be damned which beleeued not the trueth, but had pleasure in vnrighteousnes.
14Whereunto he called you by our Gospel, to obtaine the glory of our Lord Iesus Christ.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:12Of Beniamin he said, The beloued of the Lord shall dwell in safetie by him: the Lord shall couer him all the day long, and dwell betweene his shoulders.
Proverbs 8:23I was set vp from euerlasting, from the beginning and before the earth.
Jeremiah 31:3The Lord hath appeared vnto me of old, say they: Yea, I haue loued thee with an euerlasting loue, therefore with mercie I haue drawen thee.
Daniel 9:23At the beginning of thy supplications the commandement came foorth, and I am come to shewe thee, for thou art greatly beloued: therefore vnderstande the matter and consider the vision.
Daniel 10:19And said, O man, greatly beloued, feare not: peace be vnto thee: be strong and of good courage. And when he had spoken vnto me, I was strengthened, and saide, Let my Lord speake: for thou hast strengthened me.
John 1:1In the beginning was that Word, and that Word was with God, and that Word was God.
Matthew Henry on 2 Thessalonians 2:2-13
Cautions against False Alarm. ( a. d. 52.) 1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means— From these words it appears that some among the Thessalonians had mistaken the apostle's meaning, in what he had written in his former epistle about the coming of Christ, by… Read the whole commentary →