Study it in the app“But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth,”
ButδὲweἩμεῖςoughtὀφείλομενto give thanksεὐχαριστεῖνto Godτῷ θεῷalwaysπάντοτεforπερὶyou,ὑμῶνbrothersἀδελφοὶlovedἠγαπημένοιbyὑπὸthe Lord,κυρίουbecauseὅτιGodὁ θεὸςchoseεἵλατοyouὑμᾶςas firstfruitsἀπαρχὴνforεἰςsalvationσωτηρίανthroughἐνsanctificationἁγιασμῷby the Spiritπνεύματοςandκαὶfaithπίστειin the truth,ἀληθείας
ought
To be under obligation to do something.
Where else “opheilomen” appearsgive thanks
Give thanks.
Where else “eucharistein” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appearsalways
Always.
Where else “pantote” appearsbrother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appearslove
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “ēgapēmenoi” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appearschoose
Choose, pick for oneself.
Where else “heilato” appearsfirstfruits
Firstfruits: the first part of the harvest, offered to God as a pledge of the whole.
Where else “aparchēn” appearssalvation
Salvation.
Where else “sōtērian” appearssanctification
Sanctification: being set apart for God and made holy.
Where else “hagiasmōi” appearsSpirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appearstrust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistei” appearstruth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheias” appearsMany manuscripts read “chose you from the beginning.”
12so that all may be judged who did not believe the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 · This verse (above)
14to which he called you through our good news, for obtaining the glory of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
