God chose you from the beginning RSV

2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved in the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ.

So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.

Ephesians 1:3-14 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.

He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,

to the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

which he lavished on us. For he had made known to us in all wisdom and insight the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ

as a plan for the fulness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

In him, according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to the counsel of his will,

we who first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of his glory.

In him you also, who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

which is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

Romans 4:17-25 as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations"-- in the presence of God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.

In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations; as he had been told, "So shall your descendants be."

He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead because he was about a hundred years old, or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb.

No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,

fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.

That is why his faith was reckoned to him as righteousness."

But the words, "it was reckoned to him," were written not for his sake alone,

but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him that raised from the dead Jesus our Lord,

who was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our justification.

Romans 5:1-5 Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Through him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glory of God.

More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,

and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us.

1 Peter 5:10-11 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, and strengthen you.

To Him be the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Corinthians 16:13-18 Be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong.

Let all that you do be done in love.

Now, brethren, you know that the household of Steph' a-nas was the first coverts in A-cha' i-a, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints;

I urge you to be subject to such men and to every fellow worker and laborer.

I rejoice at the coming of Steph' a-nas, and For-tu-na'-tus and A-cha' i-cus, because they have made up for your absence;

for they refreshed my spirit as well as yours. Give recognition to such men.

Revelation 1:5-8 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the first born of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, every one who pierced him; and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him, Even so, Amen.

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

1 Corinthians 1:4-9 I give thanks to God always for you because of the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,

that in every way you were enriched in him with all speech and all knowledge--

even as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you--

so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.