2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to saving health through the sanctification of the Spirit and faith in the truth,

1 Thessalonians 1:4

being certain, beloved brethren, that you are chosen of God.

2 Timothy 1:9

who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the times of the ages,

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We must thank God always for you, brethren, as is due because your faith grows exceedingly, and the charity of each and every one of you toward each other abounds,

Acts 13:48

And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord, and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Ephesians 1:4-5

according as he has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in charity;

1 Thessalonians 5:9

For God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain saving health by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Deuteronomy 33:12

And to Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.

Romans 9:11

(for the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand: not of works, but of him that calls),

1 Peter 1:2-5

chosen (according to the foreknowledge of God the Father) in sanctification of the Spirit, to obey and be sprinkled with the blood of Jesus, the Christ, Grace and peace, be multiplied unto you.

2 Samuel 12:25

And he sent by the hand of Nathan, the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, , by the LORD.

Proverbs 8:23

I was set up with eternal dominion, from the beginning, before the earth was.

Isaiah 46:10

declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

Jeremiah 31:3

The LORD has appeared of old unto me, saying, I have loved thee with an eternal love: therefore, I have put up with thee with mercy.

Ezekiel 16:8

And I passed by thee and looked upon thee; behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my mantle over thee and covered thy shame; and I gave thee an oath and entered into a covenant with thee, said the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine;

Daniel 9:23

At the beginning of thy supplications, the word went forth, and I have come to teach it unto thee; for thou art a man greatly beloved: therefore understand the word, and understand the vision.

Daniel 10:11

And he said unto me, Daniel, O man greatly beloved, pay attention to the words that I shall speak unto thee, and stand up upon thy feet: for I am sent now unto thee. And as he was speaking this with me, I was trembling.

Daniel 10:19

and said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be of good cheer, and be well. And as he spoke unto me, I was strengthened and said, Let my Lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

Luke 1:75

in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.

John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with the God, and the Word was God.

John 8:44-46

Ye are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father ye desire to do. He was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a liar and the father of it.

John 14:6

Jesus said unto him, I AM the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes unto the Father, but by me.

Acts 15:9

and put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

Romans 1:7-8

to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints; ye have grace and peace of God our Father and of the Lord Jesus, the Christ.

Romans 6:17

Thank God that, although ye were the slaves of sin, ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine unto which ye are delivered;

Romans 8:33

Who shall accuse the chosen of God's? God is he that justifies them.

Galatians 3:1

O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you that ye should not trust in the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace are ye saved through faith and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God,

Colossians 1:5

for the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which ye have already heard by the word of the truth of the gospel,

Colossians 3:12

Clothed, therefore, (as the elect of God, holy and beloved) with bowels of mercies, with kindness, with humility, with meekness, with tolerance,

2 Thessalonians 2:10

and with all deception of iniquity working in those that perish because they did not receive the charity of the truth, to be saved.

2 Thessalonians 2:12

that they all might be condemned who did not believe the truth, but consented to the iniquity.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God, even our Father, who has loved us and has given us eternal consolation and good hope through grace,

2 Timothy 2:15

Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that has nothing to be ashamed of, rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Timothy 3:15

and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto saving health by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 1:10

And Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

James 1:18

He, of his own will, has begotten us with the word of truth, that we should be the firstfruits of his creatures.

1 John 4:10

In this does the charity consist, not because we had loved God, but because he loved us and has sent his Son to be the reconciliation for our sins.

1 John 4:19

We love him, because he first loved us.

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

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 must thank God always for you, brethren, as is due because your faith grows exceedingly, and the charity of each and every one of you toward each other abounds,
Romans 1:8
First, I thank my God through Jesus, the Christ, regarding you all, that your faith is preached in all the world.
Romans 6:17
Thank God that, although ye were the slaves of sin, ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine unto which ye are delivered;

Beloved

2 Thessalonians 2:16
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God, even our Father, who has loved us and has given us eternal consolation and good hope through grace,
Deuteronomy 33:12
And to Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
2 Samuel 12:25
And he sent by the hand of Nathan, the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, , by the LORD.
Ezekiel 16:8
And I passed by thee and looked upon thee; behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my mantle over thee and covered thy shame; and I gave thee an oath and entered into a covenant with thee, said the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine;
Daniel 9:23
At the beginning of thy supplications, the word went forth, and I have come to teach it unto thee; for thou art a man greatly beloved: therefore understand the word, and understand the vision.
Daniel 10:11
And he said unto me, Daniel, O man greatly beloved, pay attention to the words that I shall speak unto thee, and stand up upon thy feet: for I am sent now unto thee. And as he was speaking this with me, I was trembling.
Romans 1:7
to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints; ye have grace and peace of God our Father and of the Lord Jesus, the Christ.
Colossians 3:12
Clothed, therefore, (as the elect of God, holy and beloved) with bowels of mercies, with kindness, with humility, with meekness, with tolerance,
1 John 4:10
In this does the charity consist, not because we had loved God, but because he loved us and has sent his Son to be the reconciliation for our sins.

From

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Proverbs 8:23
I was set up with eternal dominion, from the beginning, before the earth was.
Isaiah 46:10
declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with the God, and the Word was God.
John 8:44
Ye are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father ye desire to do. He was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a liar and the father of it.
Hebrews 1:10
And Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

Through

2 Thessalonians 2:10
and with all deception of iniquity working in those that perish because they did not receive the charity of the truth, to be saved.
Luke 1:75
in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
1 Peter 1:2
chosen (according to the foreknowledge of God the Father) in sanctification of the Spirit, to obey and be sprinkled with the blood of Jesus, the Christ, Grace and peace, be multiplied unto you.

Belief

John 8:45
And because I tell you the truth, ye do not believe me.
John 14:6
Jesus said unto him, I AM the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes unto the Father, but by me.
Acts 13:48
And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord, and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
Acts 15:9
and put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
Galatians 3:1
O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you that ye should not trust in the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God,
Colossians 1:5
for the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which ye have already heard by the word of the truth of the gospel,
2 Timothy 2:15
Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that has nothing to be ashamed of, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 3:15
and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto saving health by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
James 1:18
He, of his own will, has begotten us with the word of truth, that we should be the firstfruits of his creatures.

General references

Luke 1:75
in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
Acts 15:18
Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
Romans 9:16
So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that has mercy.