2 Thessalonians 2:13

Now we are bound always to thank God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you as the first to be reaped for salvation, by the consecration of your spirit and by faith in the Truth;

1 Thessalonians 1:4

O brothers beloved by God, we know he has chosen you;

2 Timothy 1:9

who has saved us and called us to a life of consecration ??not for anything we have done but because he chose to do it himself, by the grace which he gave us ages ago in Christ Jesus

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We are bound always to thank God for you, brothers ??it is proper that we should, because your faith grows apace and your mutual love, one and all, is increasing.

Acts 13:48

When the Gentiles heard this they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord and believed, that is, all who had been ordained to eternal life;

Ephesians 1:4-5

He chose us in him ere the world was founded, to be consecrated and unblemished in his sight,

Romans 9:11

and though the children were still unborn and had done nothing either good or bad (to confirm the divine purpose in election which depends upon the call of God, not on anything man does),

1 Peter 1:2-5

whom God the Father has predestined and chosen, by the consecration of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: may grace and peace be multiplied to you.

Luke 1:75

in holiness and uprightness all our days within his presence.

John 1:1

THE Logos existed in the very beginning, the Logos was with God, the Logos was divine.

John 8:44-46

You belong to your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires; he was a slayer of men from the very beginning, and he has no place in the truth because there is no truth in him: when he tells a lie, he is expressing his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

John 14:6

Jesus said to him, "I am the real and living way: no one comes to the Father except by means of me.

Acts 15:9

in cleansing their hearts by faith he made not the slightest distinction between us and them.

Romans 1:7-8

to all in Rome who are beloved by God, called to be saints, grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 6:17

Thank God, though you did serve sin, you have rendered whole-hearted obedience to what you were taught under the rule of faith;

Romans 8:33

Who is to accuse the elect of God? When God acquits,

Galatians 3:1

O senseless Galatians, who has bewitched you ??you who had Jesus Christ the crucified placarded before your very eyes?

Ephesians 2:8

For it is by grace you have been saved, as you had faith; it is not your doing but God's gift,

Colossians 1:5

due to the hope which is laid up for you in heaven. You heard of this hope originally in the message of the Truth, in that gospel

Colossians 3:12

As God's own chosen, then, as consecrated and beloved, be clothed with compassion, kindliness, humility, gentleness, and good temper ??13 forbear and forgive each other in any case of complaint; as Christ forgave you, so must you forgive.

2 Thessalonians 2:10

and with the full deceitfulness of evil for those who are doomed to perish, since they refuse to love the Truth that would save them.

2 Thessalonians 2:12

so that all may be doomed who refuse faith in the Truth but delight in evil.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope,

2 Timothy 2:15

Do your utmost to let God see that you at least are a sound workman, with no need to be ashamed of the way you handle the word of the Truth.

2 Timothy 3:15

remember you have known from childhood the sacred writings that can impart saving wisdom by faith in Christ Jesus.

James 1:18

It was his own will that we should be born by the Word of the truth, to be a kind of firstfruits among his creatures.

1 John 4:10

Love lies in this, not in our love for him but in his love for us ??in the sending of his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

1 John 4:19

We love, because He loved us first.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

General references

Bible References

We

2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are bound always to thank God for you, brothers ??it is proper that we should, because your faith grows apace and your mutual love, one and all, is increasing.
Romans 1:8
First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because the report of your faith is over all the world.
Romans 6:17
Thank God, though you did serve sin, you have rendered whole-hearted obedience to what you were taught under the rule of faith;

Beloved

2 Thessalonians 2:16
And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope,
Romans 1:7
to all in Rome who are beloved by God, called to be saints, grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 3:12
As God's own chosen, then, as consecrated and beloved, be clothed with compassion, kindliness, humility, gentleness, and good temper ??13 forbear and forgive each other in any case of complaint; as Christ forgave you, so must you forgive.
1 John 4:10
Love lies in this, not in our love for him but in his love for us ??in the sending of his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

From

John 1:1
THE Logos existed in the very beginning, the Logos was with God, the Logos was divine.
John 8:44
You belong to your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires; he was a slayer of men from the very beginning, and he has no place in the truth because there is no truth in him: when he tells a lie, he is expressing his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Through

2 Thessalonians 2:10
and with the full deceitfulness of evil for those who are doomed to perish, since they refuse to love the Truth that would save them.
Luke 1:75
in holiness and uprightness all our days within his presence.
1 Peter 1:2
whom God the Father has predestined and chosen, by the consecration of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: may grace and peace be multiplied to you.

Belief

John 8:45
It is because I tell the truth, that you do not believe me.
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the real and living way: no one comes to the Father except by means of me.
Acts 13:48
When the Gentiles heard this they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord and believed, that is, all who had been ordained to eternal life;
Acts 15:9
in cleansing their hearts by faith he made not the slightest distinction between us and them.
Galatians 3:1
O senseless Galatians, who has bewitched you ??you who had Jesus Christ the crucified placarded before your very eyes?
Ephesians 2:8
For it is by grace you have been saved, as you had faith; it is not your doing but God's gift,
Colossians 1:5
due to the hope which is laid up for you in heaven. You heard of this hope originally in the message of the Truth, in that gospel
2 Timothy 2:15
Do your utmost to let God see that you at least are a sound workman, with no need to be ashamed of the way you handle the word of the Truth.
2 Timothy 3:15
remember you have known from childhood the sacred writings that can impart saving wisdom by faith in Christ Jesus.
James 1:18
It was his own will that we should be born by the Word of the truth, to be a kind of firstfruits among his creatures.

General references

Luke 1:75
in holiness and uprightness all our days within his presence.
Acts 15:18
who makes this known from of old.
Romans 9:16
You see, it is not a question of human will or effort but of the divine mercy.