Brothers and sisters, you are loved by God. We know that he has chosen you.

被神所爱的弟兄啊，我知道你们是蒙拣选的；

上帝所爱的弟兄啊，我知道你们是蒙拣选的；

神所爱的弟兄啊，我知道你们是蒙拣选的；

上帝所爱的弟兄姊妹，我们知道上帝拣选了你们，

神所爱的弟兄们，我们知道你们是蒙拣选的，

蒙神所爱的弟兄们，我们知道你们是蒙拣选的，

被神所愛的弟兄啊，我知道你們是蒙揀選的；

上帝所愛的弟兄啊，我知道你們是蒙揀選的；

神所愛的弟兄啊，我知道你們是蒙揀選的；

上帝所愛的弟兄姊妹，我們知道上帝揀選了你們，

神所愛的弟兄們，我們知道你們是蒙揀選的，

蒙上帝所愛的弟兄啊，我們知道你們是蒙揀選的；

蒙神所愛的弟兄們，我們知道你們是蒙揀選的，

上帝所愛之兄弟、我知爾蒙選矣、

凡諸兄弟、乃上帝所愛、吾知為上帝所選、

天主所愛之兄弟、我知爾為天主所選者、

且知我天主寵愛之兄弟、確在蒙簡之列也。

For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you,

For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you,

We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people.

For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you,

knowing, brothers and sisters, beloved by God, His choice of you;

knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God.

knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,

knowing your election, brothers loved by God.

Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

We know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you,

We know, brothers loved by God, that you are chosen,

Brothers and sisters, we should always thank God for you. The Lord loves you. That’s because God chose you as the first to be saved. Salvation comes through the Holy Spirit’s work. He makes people holy. It also comes through believing the truth.

But the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared.He saved us. It wasn’t because of the good things we had done. It was because of his mercy. He saved us by washing away our sins. We were born again. The Holy Spirit gave us new life.

My brothers and sisters, try very hard to show that God has appointed you to be saved. Try hard to show that he has chosen you. If you do everything I have just said, you will never trip and fall.

We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him. He appointed them to be saved in keeping with his purpose.God planned that those he had chosen would become like his Son. In that way, Christ will be the first and most honored among many brothers and sisters.And those God has planned for, he has also appointed to be saved. Those he has appointed, he has made right with himself. To those he has made right with himself, he has given his glory.

God says in Hosea,“ I will call those who are not my people‘ my people.’ I will call the one who is not my loved one‘ my loved one.’ ”( Hosea 2:23)

We remember you when we pray to our God and Father. Your work is produced by your faith. Your service is the result of your love. Your strength to continue comes from your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

But God loves us deeply. He is full of mercy.So he gave us new life because of what Christ has done. He gave us life even when we were dead in sin. God’s grace has saved you.

You are God’s chosen people. You are holy and dearly loved. So put on tender mercy and kindness as if they were your clothes. Don’t be proud. Be gentle and patient.

I am sending this letter to all of you in Rome. You are loved by God and appointed to be his holy people. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

Some are also faithful today. They have been chosen by God’s grace.And if they are chosen by grace, then they can’t work for it. If that were true, grace wouldn’t be grace anymore.What should we say then? The people of Israel did not receive what they wanted so badly. Those Israelites who were chosen did receive it. But the rest of the people were made stubborn.

God has saved us. He has chosen us to live a holy life. It wasn’t because of anything we have done. It was because of his own purpose and grace. Through Christ Jesus, God gave us this grace even before time began.It has now been made known through the coming of our Savior, Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death. Because of the good news, he has brought life out into the light. That life never dies.

God chose us to belong to Christ before the world was created. He chose us to be holy and without blame in his eyes. He loved us.

God began a good work in you. And I am sure that he will carry it on until it is completed. That will be on the day Christ Jesus returns.It is right for me to feel this way about all of you. I love you with all my heart. I may be held by chains, or I may be standing up for the truth of the good news. Either way, all of you share in God’s grace together with me.

You have been chosen in keeping with what God the Father had planned. That happened through the Spirit’s work to make you pure and holy. God chose you so that you might obey Jesus Christ. God wanted you to be in a covenant relationship with him. He established this relationship by the blood of Christ. May more and more grace and peace be given to you.