13aBut we should always give thanks to God for you, bbrethren beloved by the Lord, because cGod has chosen you from the beginning dfor salvation ethrough sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
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1 Thessalonians 4:7, 1 Peter 1:2
1 Thessalonians 4
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For aGod has not called us for bthe purpose of impurity, but in sanctification.
1 Peter 1
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according to the aforeknowledge of God the Father, bby the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to cobey Jesus Christ and be dsprinkled with His blood: eMay grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure.