To all who are in Rome, loved by God, called as saints. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 1:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [O] brethren beloved by God, we recognize and know that He has selected (chosen) you; American Standard Version (1901) knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election, Common English Bible Brothers and sisters, you are loved by God, and we know that he has chosen you. Catholic Public Domain Version For we know, brothers, beloved of God, of your election. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election: |
To all who are in Rome, loved by God, called as saints. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
As it also says in Hosea, I will call Not My People, My People, and she who is Unloved, Beloved. ,
For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him. ,
Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work produced by faith, your labour motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient and to be sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.