11 translations · Greek
2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;
2 Thessalonians 2:13 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;
- KJV King James Version
- 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:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brothers, beloved by the LORD, that God chose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- But we just have to keep on thanking God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you to be saved through the Spirit who makes you right as you trust in the truth.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And we — we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, that God did choose you from the beginning to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth,
- DBY Darby Translation
- But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [the] Lord, that God has chosen you from [the] beginning to salvation in sanctification of [the] Spirit and belief of [the] truth:
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · 2 Thessalonians 2:12 in this edition
- But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of God, for that God hath chosen you firstfruits unto salvation, in sanctification of the spirit, and faith of the truth:
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἡμεῖς | Hēmeis | we | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| δὲ | de | But | G1161 δέ then |
| ὀφείλομεν | opheilomen | should | G3784 ὀφείλω to owe |
| εὐχαριστεῖν | eucharistein | thank | G2168 εὐχαριστέω to thank |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεῷ | Theō | God | G2316 θεός God |
| πάντοτε | pantote | always | G3842 πάντοτε always |
| περὶ | peri | for | G4012 περί about |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἀδελφοὶ | adelphoi | brothers | G80 ἀδελφός brother |
| ἠγαπημένοι | ēgapēmenoi | who are loved | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| ὑπὸ | hypo | by | G5259 ὑπό by/under: by |
| Κυρίου | Kyriou | [the] Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| ὅτι | hoti | because | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| εἵλατο | heilato | chose | G138 αἱρέω to choose |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεὸς | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
| ἀπ᾽‿ | ap᾽ | from | G575 ἀπό away from |
| ἀρχῆς | archēs | [the] beginning | G746 ἀρχή beginning |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 εἰς toward |
| σωτηρίαν | sōtērian | be saved | G4991 σωτηρία salvation |
| ἐν | en | by | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ἁγιασμῷ | hagiasmō | [the] sanctification | G38 ἁγιασμός holiness |
| Πνεύματος | Pneumatos | of [the] Spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| πίστει | pistei | [by] faith | G4102 πίστις faith |
| ἀληθείας | alētheias | in [the] truth | G225 ἀλήθεια truth |
Related verses
- 2 Timothy 1:9
who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
- Ephesians 1:4–5
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love; having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
- 1 Thessalonians 1:4
We know, brothers loved by God, that you are chosen,
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9
For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Romans 9:11
For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,
- Acts 13:48
As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3
We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds;
- Isaiah 46:10
I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done. I say: My counsel will stand, and I will do all that I please.
- Daniel 9:23
At the beginning of your petitions the commandment went out, and I have come to tell you; for you are greatly beloved. Therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision.
- Ezekiel 16:8
“‘“Now when I passed by you, and looked at you, behold, your time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over you, and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore to you, and entered into a covenant with you,” says the Lord Yahweh, “and you became mine.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
11 Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie;
12 that they all might be judged who didn’t believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;
14 to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.
Read all of 2 Thessalonians 2 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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