23 Now may bthe God of peace himself csanctify you completely, and may your dwhole espirit and soul and body be kept blameless at fthe coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
13 But xwe ought always to give thanks to God for you, ybrothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you zas the firstfruits1ato be saved, bthrough sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.
Footnotes
[1]2:13Some manuscripts chose you from the beginning