2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning unto salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth;

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

12in order that they may all be condemned who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in unrighteousness.

14unto which He also called you through our gospel, unto the possession of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Cross References

John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the 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 →

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