God is the one who has saved us. He has chosen us to serve him with good, clean lives. He did not save us because of any good things that we have done. He chose to do it because he is very kind. He decided to do that before time began, because of what Christ Jesus would do for us. Now Christ Jesus has come to save us, and we have seen how kind God is. Christ has destroyed death’s power over us. We have heard the good news that he brought to us. So now we understand about life with God for ever. 2 Timothy 1:9-10
上帝救了我們，以聖召召我們，不是按我們的行為，乃是按他的旨意和恩典；這恩典是萬古之先，在基督耶穌裏賜給我們的， 但如今藉着我們救主基督耶穌的顯現才表明出來了。他已經把死廢去，藉着福音，將不能壞的生命彰顯出來。
提摩太後書 1:9-10