Parallel Verses
- New International Reader's Version - 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.
- 新标点和合本 - 主所爱的弟兄们哪，我们本该常为你们感谢 神；因为他从起初拣选了你们，叫你们因信真道，又被圣灵感动，成为圣洁，能以得救。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 主所爱的弟兄们哪，我们本该常为你们感谢上帝，因为他拣选你们为初熟的果子 ，使你们因信真道，又蒙圣灵感化成圣，得到拯救。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 主所爱的弟兄们哪，我们本该常为你们感谢 神，因为他拣选你们为初熟的果子 ，使你们因信真道，又蒙圣灵感化成圣，得到拯救。
- 当代译本 - 主所爱的弟兄姊妹，我们应当常常为你们感谢上帝，因为上帝一开始就拣选了你们 ，使你们借着圣灵得以圣洁，并且相信真理，从而得救。
- 圣经新译本 - 主所爱的弟兄们，我们应该常常为你们感谢 神，因为他从起初就拣选了你们，藉着圣灵成圣的工作，和你们对真道的信心，使你们可以得救。
- 中文标准译本 - 蒙主所爱的弟兄们，我们应该为你们常常感谢神，因为神为了救恩的缘故，就藉着在圣灵里的分别为圣，以及真理的信仰，拣选了你们做为初熟的果子 。
- 现代标点和合本 - 主所爱的弟兄们哪，我们本该常为你们感谢神，因为他从起初拣选了你们，叫你们因信真道，又被圣灵感动成为圣洁，能以得救。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 主所爱的弟兄们哪，我们本该常为你们感谢上帝，因为他从起初拣选了你们，叫你们因信真道，又被圣灵感动，成为圣洁，能以得救。
- New International Version - But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
- English Standard Version - 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.
- New Living Translation - As for us, we can’t help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are always thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation—a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and through your belief in the truth.
- The Message - Meanwhile, we’ve got our hands full continually thanking God for you, our good friends—so loved by God! God picked you out as his from the very start. Think of it: included in God’s original plan of salvation by the bond of faith in the living truth. This is the life of the Spirit he invited you to through the Message we delivered, in which you get in on the glory of our Master, Jesus Christ.
- Christian Standard Bible - But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God has chosen you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
- New American Standard Bible - But we should always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
- New King James Version - But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,
- Amplified Bible - But we should and are [morally] obligated [as debtors] always to give thanks to God for you, believers beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through the sanctifying work of the Spirit [that sets you apart for God’s purpose] and by your faith in the truth [of God’s word that leads you to spiritual maturity].
- 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:
- 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:
- New English Translation - But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
- 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,
- 新標點和合本 - 主所愛的弟兄們哪，我們本該常為你們感謝神；因為他從起初揀選了你們，叫你們因信真道，又被聖靈感動，成為聖潔，能以得救。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 主所愛的弟兄們哪，我們本該常為你們感謝上帝，因為他揀選你們為初熟的果子 ，使你們因信真道，又蒙聖靈感化成聖，得到拯救。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 主所愛的弟兄們哪，我們本該常為你們感謝 神，因為他揀選你們為初熟的果子 ，使你們因信真道，又蒙聖靈感化成聖，得到拯救。
- 當代譯本 - 主所愛的弟兄姊妹，我們應當常常為你們感謝上帝，因為上帝一開始就揀選了你們 ，使你們藉著聖靈得以聖潔，並且相信真理，從而得救。
- 聖經新譯本 - 主所愛的弟兄們，我們應該常常為你們感謝 神，因為他從起初就揀選了你們，藉著聖靈成聖的工作，和你們對真道的信心，使你們可以得救。
- 呂振中譯本 - 但是我們、蒙主所愛的弟兄啊，我們應該時常為你們感謝上帝，因為上帝從起初就用靈之聖化以及 你們 信真理的心、選擇了你們來得救 。
- 中文標準譯本 - 蒙主所愛的弟兄們，我們應該為你們常常感謝神，因為神為了救恩的緣故，就藉著在聖靈裡的分別為聖，以及真理的信仰，揀選了你們做為初熟的果子 。
- 現代標點和合本 - 主所愛的弟兄們哪，我們本該常為你們感謝神，因為他從起初揀選了你們，叫你們因信真道，又被聖靈感動成為聖潔，能以得救。
- 文理和合譯本 - 主所愛之兄弟、我當為爾恆謝上帝、以其自始選爾得救、聖之以神、真理是信也、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 兄弟乃主之所愛、我儕當為爾恆謝上帝、自昔上帝簡爾、蒙神成聖、信諸真理、是以得救、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主所愛之兄弟、我儕當為爾恆謝天主、因天主自始選爾、得聖神以成聖、及信真道而得救、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 兄弟則為主之所愛、吾儕尚可不為爾等恆謝洪恩乎？蓋天主自始予爾等以簡拔、俾爾等受聖神之感化、篤信真理、以蒙救恩。
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Nosotros, en cambio, siempre debemos dar gracias a Dios por ustedes, hermanos amados por el Señor, porque desde el principio Dios los escogió para ser salvos, mediante la obra santificadora del Espíritu y la fe que tienen en la verdad.
- 현대인의 성경 - 그러나 주님의 사랑을 받는 형제 여러분, 우리는 여러분을 생각할 때마다 하나님께 감사하지 않을 수 없습니다. 하나님께서는 처음부터 여러분을 선택하여 성령으로 거룩하게 하시고 진리를 믿어 구원을 받게 하셨습니다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Нам следует всегда благодарить Бога за вас, братья, любимые Господом, потому что Он еще от начала избрал вас ко спасению через освящение Духом и через вашу веру в истину.
- Восточный перевод - Нам следует всегда благодарить Всевышнего за вас, братья, любимые Повелителем, потому что Он ещё от начала избрал вас ко спасению через освящение Духом и через вашу веру в истину.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Нам следует всегда благодарить Аллаха за вас, братья, любимые Повелителем, потому что Он ещё от начала избрал вас ко спасению через освящение Духом и через вашу веру в истину.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Нам следует всегда благодарить Всевышнего за вас, братья, любимые Повелителем, потому что Он ещё от начала избрал вас ко спасению через освящение Духом и через вашу веру в истину.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais nous, nous devons sans cesse remercier Dieu à votre sujet, frères et sœurs, vous que le Seigneur aime. En effet, Dieu vous a choisis pour que vous soyez les premiers à être sauvés par l’action de l’Esprit qui vous a purifiés et par le moyen de votre foi en la vérité.
- リビングバイブル - しかし、主に愛されている皆さん。あなたがたのことを考えると、神に感謝せずにはいられません。なぜなら、神は初めから、あなたがたを救おうとしてお選びになり、聖霊の働きと、真理に対するあなたがたの信仰によって、きよめてくださったからです。
- Nestle Aland 28 - Ἡμεῖς δὲ ὀφείλομεν εὐχαριστεῖν τῷ θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπημένοι ὑπὸ κυρίου, ὅτι εἵλατο ὑμᾶς ὁ θεὸς ἀπαρχὴν εἰς σωτηρίαν ἐν ἁγιασμῷ πνεύματος καὶ πίστει ἀληθείας,
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἡμεῖς δὲ ὀφείλομεν εὐχαριστεῖν τῷ Θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοὶ ἠγαπημένοι ὑπὸ Κυρίου, ὅτι εἵλατο ὑμᾶς ὁ Θεὸς, ἀπαρχὴν εἰς σωτηρίαν ἐν ἁγιασμῷ Πνεύματος καὶ πίστει ἀληθείας;
- Nova Versão Internacional - Mas nós devemos sempre dar graças a Deus por vocês, irmãos amados pelo Senhor, porque desde o princípio Deus os escolheu para serem salvos mediante a obra santificadora do Espírito e a fé na verdade.
- Hoffnung für alle - Für euch aber, vom Herrn geliebte Brüder und Schwestern, können wir Gott immer nur danken. Er hat euch von Anfang an dazu bestimmt, gerettet zu werden. Und das werdet ihr, weil sein Geist euch hilft, ein Leben nach Gottes Willen zu führen, und weil ihr an die Wahrheit glaubt.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Thưa anh chị em tín hữu thân yêu của Chúa, chúng tôi phải luôn luôn cảm tạ Đức Chúa Trời về anh chị em, vì Chúa đã chọn anh chị em từ đầu để hưởng ơn cứu rỗi, khi anh chị em tin nhận chân lý và được Chúa Thánh Linh thánh hóa.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - แต่เราควรขอบพระคุณพระเจ้าเพราะท่านเสมอพี่น้องทั้งหลายผู้เป็นที่รักขององค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้า เพราะพระเจ้าทรงเลือกท่าน มาตั้งแต่ต้นให้ได้รับความรอดโดยการทรงชำระให้บริสุทธิ์จากพระวิญญาณและโดยการเชื่อความจริง
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พี่น้องทั้งหลายที่พระผู้เป็นเจ้ารัก พวกเราควรขอบคุณพระเจ้าเพราะท่านอยู่เสมอ เพราะพระเจ้าได้เลือกท่านไว้ตั้งแต่แรกเริ่มเพื่อความรอดพ้นโดยการชำระให้บริสุทธิ์ของพระวิญญาณ และการมีความเชื่อในความจริง
Cross Reference
- Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16 - Our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father loved us. By his grace God gave us comfort that will last forever. The hope he gave us is good. May our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father
- 2 Samuel 12:25 - So the Lord sent a message through Nathan the prophet. The Lord said, “Name the boy Jedidiah.”
- John 14:6 - Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
- Colossians 1:5 - Your faith and love are based on the hope you have. What you hope for is stored up for you in heaven. You have already heard about it. You were told about it when the true message was given to you. I’m talking about the good news
- Romans 6:17 - You used to be slaves of sin. But thank God that with your whole heart you obeyed the teachings you were given!
- Ezekiel 16:8 - “ ‘ “Later, I was passing by again. I looked at you. I saw that you were old enough for love. So I married you and took good care of you. I covered your naked body. I made a firm promise to you. I entered into a covenant with you. And you became mine,” announces the Lord and King.
- Daniel 10:19 - “Do not be afraid,” he said. “You are highly respected. May peace be with you! Be strong now. Be strong.” When he spoke to me, I became stronger. I said, “Speak, my master. You have given me strength.”
- Hebrews 1:10 - He also says, “Lord, in the beginning you made the earth secure. You placed it on its foundations. The heavens are the work of your hands.
- Jeremiah 31:3 - The Lord appeared to us in the past. He said, “I have loved you with a love that lasts forever. I have kept on loving you with a kindness that never fails.
- 2 Timothy 2:15 - Do your best to please God. Be a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed. Teach the message of truth correctly.
- 2 Timothy 3:15 - You have known the Holy Scriptures ever since you were a little child. They are able to teach you how to be saved by believing in Christ Jesus.
- John 8:44 - You belong to your father, the devil. You want to obey your father’s wishes. From the beginning, the devil was a murderer. He has never obeyed the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his natural language. He does this because he is a liar. He is the father of lies.
- John 8:45 - But because I tell the truth, you don’t believe me!
- John 8:46 - Can any of you prove I am guilty of sinning? Am I not telling the truth? Then why don’t you believe me?
- James 1:18 - God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.
- Isaiah 46:10 - Before something even happens, I announce how it will end. In fact, from times long ago I announced what was still to come. I say, ‘My plan will succeed. I will do anything I want to do.’
- Colossians 3:12 - 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.
- Romans 1:7 - 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.
- Romans 1:8 - First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you. People all over the world are talking about your faith.
- Romans 8:33 - Who can bring any charge against God’s chosen ones? God makes us right with himself.
- John 1:1 - In the beginning, the Word was already there. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10 - So people who are dying will be fooled by this evil. These people are dying because they refuse to love the truth. The truth would save them.
- Acts 15:9 - God showed that there is no difference between us and them. That’s because he made their hearts pure because of their faith.
- Daniel 9:23 - You are highly respected. So as soon as you began to pray, the Lord gave you a message. I have come to tell you what it is. Here is how you must understand the vision.
- Luke 1:75 - He wants us to be holy and godly as long as we live.
- Galatians 3:1 - You foolish people of Galatia! Who has put you under an evil spell? When I preached, I clearly showed you that Jesus Christ had been nailed to the cross.
- Ephesians 2:8 - God’s grace has saved you because of your faith in Christ. Your salvation doesn’t come from anything you do. It is God’s gift.
- Proverbs 8:23 - I was formed a long, long time ago. I was formed at the very beginning, when the world was created.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:12 - Many will not believe the truth. They will take pleasure in evil. They will be judged.
- Daniel 10:11 - The man said, “Daniel, you are highly respected. Think carefully about what I am going to say to you. And stand up. God has sent me to you.” When he said that, I trembled as I stood up.
- 1 Peter 1:2 - 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.
- 1 Peter 1:3 - Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy he has given us a new birth and a living hope. This hope is living because Jesus Christ rose from the dead.
- 1 Peter 1:4 - He has given us new birth so that we might share in what belongs to him. This is a gift that can never be destroyed. It can never spoil or even fade away. It is kept in heaven for you.
- 1 Peter 1:5 - Through faith you are kept safe by God’s power. Your salvation is going to be completed. It is ready to be shown to you in the last days.
- Deuteronomy 33:12 - Here’s what Moses said about Benjamin. “Let the one the Lord loves rest safely in him. The Lord guards him all day long. The one the Lord loves rests in his arms.”
- Romans 9:11 - Here is what happened. Rebekah’s twins had not even been born. They hadn’t done anything good or bad yet. So they show that God’s purpose is based firmly on his free choice.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3 - Brothers and sisters, we should always thank God for you. That is only right, because your faith is growing more and more. We also thank God that the love you all have for one another is increasing.
- Acts 13:48 - When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad. They honored the word of the Lord. All who were appointed for eternal life believed.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9 - God didn’t choose us to receive his anger. He chose us to receive salvation because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done.
- Ephesians 1:4 - 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.
- Ephesians 1:5 - So he decided long ago to adopt us. He adopted us as his children with all the rights children have. He did it because of what Jesus Christ has done. It pleased God to do it.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:4 - Brothers and sisters, you are loved by God. We know that he has chosen you.
- 2 Timothy 1:9 - 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.