To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 1:4 - English Standard Version 2016 For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
As indeed he says in Hosea, “Those who were not my people I will call ‘my people,’ and her who was not beloved I will call ‘beloved.’”
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.