Passage

Giving thanks for the readers

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

¹³But 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,

2 Thessalonians 2:13World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The writers give thanks to God for the people they address as brothers loved by the Lord.

To understand

Their thanks mention salvation, the Spirit's sanctifying work and belief in the truth. The next sentence connects this calling to the good news they announced.

A question

Which reasons for thanksgiving are named in this sentence?