2 Thessalonians 2:13

2 Thessalonians 2:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,

Context of 2 Thessalonians 2:13

11For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, 12in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness. But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth. 14To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 word by word

Ἡμεῖς δὲ ὀφείλομεν εὐχαριστεῖν τῷ θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπημένοι ὑπὸ κυρίου, ὅτι εἵλατο ὑμᾶς ὁ θεὸς ἀπαρχὴν εἰς σωτηρίαν ἐν ἁγιασμῷ πνεύματος καὶ πίστει ἀληθείας,Read the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• shouldὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784
• alwaysπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
• thankεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• forπερίperi · aboutG4012
• youσύsu · youG4771
• brothersἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• who are lovedἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• byὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• choseαἱρέωaihreomai · to chooseG138
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• beginningἀρχήarchē · beginningG746
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• be savedσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• sanctificationἁγιασμόςhagiasmos · holinessG38
• of the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• in the truthἀλήθειαalētheia · truthG225

Cross-references for 2 Thessalonians 2:13

• 2 Thessalonians 1:3We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.
• Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
• Romans 6:17But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
• Deuteronomy 33:12Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”
• 2 Samuel 12:25and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
• Jeremiah 31:3The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.
• Ezekiel 16:8Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.
• Daniel 9:23At the beginning of your petitions, an answer went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are highly precious. So consider the message and understand the vision:
• Daniel 10:11He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man who is highly precious. Consider carefully the words that I am about to say to you. Stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he had said this to me, I stood up trembling.
• Romans 1:7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Colossians 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
• 1 John 4:10And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
• Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
• Proverbs 8:23From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began.
• Isaiah 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’

Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 2:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, etc. - In your calling, God has shown the purpose that he had formed from the beginning, to call the Gentiles to the same privileges with the Jews, not through circumcision, and the observance of the Mosaic law, but by faith in Christ Jesus; but this simple way of salvation referred to the same end - holiness, without which no man, whether Jew or Gentile, can see the Lord. Let us observe the order of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you; - see the notes on 2 Thessalonians 1:3. “Because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation.” The following important things are affirmed or implied here: (1) That God had chosen or elected them ( ̔́ heileto) to salvation. The doctrine of election, therefore, is true. (2) that this was from “the beginning” ̓ ̓ ̓͂ ap' archēsthat is, from eternity; see the John 1:1 note; Ephesians 1:4; 3:9-11…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-15Verses 13-15 When we hear of the apostacy of many, it is a great comfort and joy, that there is a remnant according to the election of grace, which does and shall persevere; especially we should rejoice, if we have reason to hope that we are of that number. The preservation of the saints, is because God loved them with an everlasting love, from the beginning of the world. The end and the means must not be separated. Faith and holiness must be joined…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. But--In delightful contrast to the damnation of the lost (2Th 2:12) stands the "salvation" of Paul's converts. are bound--in duty (2Th 1:3). thanks ... to God--not to ourselves, your ministers, nor to you, our converts. beloved of the Lord--Jesus (Ro 8:37; Ga 2:20; Ep 5:2, 25). Elsewhere God the Father is said to love us (2Th 2:16; Joh 3:16; Ep 2:4; Col 3:12). Therefore Jesus and the Father are one. from the beginning--"before the foundation of the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Thessalonians 2:13

• Call
• Election
• Faith
• Holiness
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus, the Christ
• Predestination
• Regeneration
• Righteous
• Salvation
• Sanctification
• Trinity
• Truth

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Commentaries on 2 Thessalonians 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings