Verse
2 Timothy 1:9 — Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according…
“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,”
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The verses around 2 Timothy 1:9.
7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
10But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
11Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
Verse explanation
Paul recalls that salvation did not come as a reward for merit, but because of a plan and a grace of God that already existed before the world began.
From the 2 Timothy 1 study in Bible in Stories.
2 Timothy 1:9 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O qual nos salvou, e chamou com uma sancta vocação; não segundo as nossas obras, mas segundo o seu proprio proposito e graça que nos foi dada em Christo Jesus antes dos tempos dos seculos;
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Ele nos salvou, e chamou com um chamado santo; não conforme as nossas obras, mas sim, conforme a sua própria intenção, e a graça que nos foi dada em Cristo Jesus antes dos princípios dos tempos;
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Él es el que nos ha salvado y nos ha llamado para vivir una vida santa, no por medio de lo que hacemos, sino por medio del propio plan de Dios y por medio de su gracia.
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