3 the Lord appeared to him1 from far away.
cI have loved you with an everlasting love;
Stand Firm
13 But xwe ought always to give thanks to God for you, ybrothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you zas the firstfruits1 ato be saved, bthrough sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.
14 To this he called you through cour gospel, aso that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 uwho saved us and vcalled us to1 a holy calling, wnot because of our works but because of vhis own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus xbefore the ages began,2
16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your jbook were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
For God So Loved the World
16 “For hGod so loved ithe world,1 jthat he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not kperish but have eternal life.
10 In this is love, onot that we have loved God nbut that he loved us and sent his Son to be pthe propitiation for our sins.