2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you as first fruits for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;
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In Context
12that they all might be judged who did not believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:12Of Benjamin he said,"The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him.He covers him all the day long.He dwells between his shoulders."
Proverbs 8:23I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning,before the earth existed.
Jeremiah 31:3The Lord appeared of old to me, saying, 'Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn you.
Daniel 9:23At the beginning of your petitions the commandment went forth, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly loved. Therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision.
Daniel 10:19And he said, "Greatly loved man, do not be afraid, peace be to you; be strong, be strong!"When he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, "Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me."
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 →