1 Thessalonians 1:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

My dear friends, God loves you, and we know he has chosen you to be his people.

Cross References

Romans 1:7

This letter is to all of you in Rome. God loves you and has chosen you to be his very own people. I pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!

Romans 9:25

just as the Lord says in the book of Hosea, “Although they are not my people, I will make them my people. I will treat with love those nations that have never been loved.

Ephesians 1:4

Before the world was created, God had Christ choose us to live with him and to be his holy and innocent and loving people.

Colossians 3:12

God loves you and has chosen you as his own special people. So be gentle, kind, humble, meek, and patient.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

we tell God our Father about your faith and loving work and about your firm hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

My friends, the Lord loves you, and it is only natural for us to thank God for you. God chose you to be the first ones to be saved. His Spirit made you holy, and you put your faith in the truth.

1 Peter 1:2

God the Father decided to choose you as his people, and his Spirit has made you holy. You have obeyed Jesus Christ and are sprinkled with his blood. I pray that God will be kind to you and will keep on giving you peace!

2 Peter 1:10

My friends, you must do all you can to show that God has really chosen and selected you. If you keep on doing this, you won't stumble and fall.