1 Thessalonians 1:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

Knowing, beloved brothers, your election by God.

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  • 2 Thess 2:13 : 13 But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brothers beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
  • 2 Pet 1:10 : 10 Therefore, brethren, be diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things, you shall never fall:
  • 1 Thess 1:3 : 3 Remembering constantly your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of God our Father;
  • Titus 3:4-5 : 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
  • Rom 1:7 : 7 To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Rom 8:28-30 : 28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
  • Rom 9:25 : 25 As He says also in Hosea, I will call them My people, who were not My people; and her beloved, who was not beloved.
  • Eph 1:4 : 4 According as He has chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:
  • Eph 2:4-5 : 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, made us alive together with Christ, (by grace you are saved;)
  • Phil 1:6-7 : 6 Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ: 7 Just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.
  • Col 3:12 : 12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience.
  • Rom 11:5-7 : 5 Even so then, at this present time there is also a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work. 7 What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
  • 1 Pet 1:2 : 2 Chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification by the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you.
  • 2 Tim 1:9-9 : 9 Who has 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 the world began, 10 But is now revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

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  • 3 Remembering constantly your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of God our Father;

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    13 But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brothers beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

    14 To which he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 5 For our gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and in full conviction; as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.

  • Col 1:4-5
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    4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love you have for all the saints,

    5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

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    10 Therefore, brethren, be diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things, you shall never fall:

    11 For so an entrance will be provided to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Pet 1:2-4
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    2 Chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification by the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you.

    3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

    4 To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, which does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,

  • Eph 1:4-6
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    4 According as He has chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:

    5 Having predestined us to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

    6 To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.

  • 8 Who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.

  • 15 Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and love for all the saints,

  • 17 But, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:

  • 11 Therefore, we also pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

  • 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

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    5 Hearing of your love and faith, which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;

    6 That the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

  • 1 For you yourselves, brothers, know our entrance to you, that it was not in vain:

  • 26 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

  • Eph 1:17-18
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    17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him:

    18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

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    20 He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

    21 Who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

    22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,

  • 13 The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.

  • 5 Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers;

  • 2 Pet 1:2-3
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    2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,

    3 According to his divine power, he has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to glory and virtue:

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    3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brothers, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all toward each other abounds;

    4 So that we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure:

  • 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

  • 12 And we urge you, brothers, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

  • 9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

  • 9 But concerning brotherly love, you do not need that I write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

  • 1 The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who have known the truth.

  • 5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

  • 1 Cor 1:4-6
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    4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

    5 That in everything you are enriched by him, in all speech, and in all knowledge;

    6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

  • 1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the acknowledgment of the truth which is in accordance with godliness;

  • 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love.

  • 9 But, beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner.

  • 3 Knowing this, that the testing of your faith produces patience.

  • 1 Behold, what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called the children of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know him.

  • 18 Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

  • 10 That you might walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing him, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;