2 Thessalonians 2:13 (GNV)

Passage

But we ought to giue thankes alway to God for you, brethren beloued of the Lord, because that God hath from the beginning chosen you to saluation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and the faith of trueth,

Nearby Context

2 Thessalonians 2:11 And therefore God shall send them strong delusion, that they should beleeue lies,

2 Thessalonians 2:12 That all they might be damned which beleeued not the trueth, but had pleasure in vnrighteousnes.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we ought to giue thankes alway to God for you, brethren beloued of the Lord, because that God hath from the beginning chosen you to saluation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and the faith of trueth,

2 Thessalonians 2:14 Whereunto he called you by our Gospel, to obtaine the glory of our Lord Iesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast and keepe the instructions, which ye haue bene taught, either by worde, or by our Epistle.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "faith", "ought", "giue", "thankes", "alway", "brethren", and "beloued". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "faith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "That all they might be damned which..." into verse 14's "Whereunto he called you by our Gospel...", so "Spirit" and "faith" belong inside that flow. In 2 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.