2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we ought always to give thanks 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:

1 Thessalonians 1:4

knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God.

2 Timothy 1:9

who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose, and grace bestowed upon us through Christ Jesus, before the world was,

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We ought always to give thanks to God on your account, my brethren, as it is fit; because your faith increaseth greatly, and the love of every one of you towards each other aboundeth:

Acts 13:48

And when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were determined for eternal life believed.

Ephesians 1:4-5

according as he hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and unblameable before Him in love:

1 Thessalonians 5:9

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 9:11

(when the children were not yet born, nor had done either good or evil, that the purpose of God according to his choice might abide, not on account of works, but of Him that calleth,) it was said to her, the elder shall serve the younger:

1 Peter 1:2-5

Asia, and Bithynia, chosen according to the fore-knowledge of God, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience, and to the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ,---may grace and peace be multiplied unto you.

Luke 1:75

all the days of our life.

John 1:1

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

John 8:44-46

Ye are of your father the devil, and are bent upon doing the lusts of your father: he was a murderer from the beginning, and continued not in the truth: for there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh like himself, for he is a liar, and the father of such.

John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.

Acts 15:9

and made no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by faith.

Romans 1:7-8

to all that are in Rome beloved of God, called and holy: grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 6:17

But thanks be to God, that ye who were servants of sin, have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered to you:

Romans 8:33

Who shall lay any accusation against the elect of God? will God, who justifieth us?

Galatians 3:1

O senseless Galatians, who hath so bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth? you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth as crucified.

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace ye are saved, through faith: and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not by works, that no one may boast:

Colossians 1:5

for the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye have heard before in the word of truth, that is the gospel;

Colossians 3:12

Put on therefore, as the elect of God holy and beloved, bowels of mercy, benignity, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;

2 Thessalonians 2:10

and wonders, and with all iniquitous fraud, among those that shall perish; because they received not the love of the truth, by which they might be saved.

2 Thessalonians 2:12

that they may all be condemned, who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in iniquity.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts,

2 Timothy 2:15

Endeavour to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, 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 salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus: for all scripture is by inspiration from God,

Hebrews 1:10

And in another place, "Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast founded the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands:

James 1:18

who hath of his own will begotten us by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.

1 John 4:10

Herein is love; not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.

1 John 4:19

We love Him, because He first loved us. If any one say,

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 ought always to give thanks to God on your account, my brethren, as it is fit; because your faith increaseth greatly, and the love of every one of you towards each other aboundeth:
Romans 1:8
And first I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is celebrated through the whole world:
Romans 6:17
But thanks be to God, that ye who were servants of sin, have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered to you:

Beloved

2 Thessalonians 2:16
And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts,
Romans 1:7
to all that are in Rome beloved of God, called and holy: grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 3:12
Put on therefore, as the elect of God holy and beloved, bowels of mercy, benignity, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering;
1 John 4:10
Herein is love; not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.

From

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 8:44
Ye are of your father the devil, and are bent upon doing the lusts of your father: he was a murderer from the beginning, and continued not in the truth: for there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh like himself, for he is a liar, and the father of such.
Hebrews 1:10
And in another place, "Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast founded the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands:

Through

2 Thessalonians 2:10
and wonders, and with all iniquitous fraud, among those that shall perish; because they received not the love of the truth, by which they might be saved.
Luke 1:75
all the days of our life.
1 Peter 1:2
Asia, and Bithynia, chosen according to the fore-knowledge of God, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience, and to the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ,---may grace and peace be multiplied unto you.

Belief

John 8:45
And because I say the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convicteth me of sin?
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.
Acts 13:48
And when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were determined for eternal life believed.
Acts 15:9
and made no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by faith.
Galatians 3:1
O senseless Galatians, who hath so bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth? you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth as crucified.
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace ye are saved, through faith: and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not by works, that no one may boast:
Colossians 1:5
for the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye have heard before in the word of truth, that is the gospel;
2 Timothy 2:15
Endeavour to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, 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 salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus: for all scripture is by inspiration from God,
James 1:18
who hath of his own will begotten us by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.

General references

Luke 1:75
all the days of our life.
Acts 15:18
Now all his works are known unto God from the beginning of the world:
Romans 9:16
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.