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- "Now¹ therefore, if¹ ye will obey²° my voice² indeed,ª°¹ and keepª°¹ my covenant,ª then ye shall be¹ a peculiar treasureª unto me above all¹¹ people:ª for¹ all¹ the earthª [is] mine: ... And ye¹ shall be¹ unto me a kingdomª of priests,ª and an holyª nation.ª These¹ [are] the wordsª which¹ thou shalt speakª° unto¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Exd 19:5-6} + "And I will establishª°¹ my covenantª between¹ me and thee and thy seedª after¹ thee² in their generationsª for an everlastingª covenant,ª to be¹ a Godª unto thee, and to thy seedª after¹ thee.² ... And I will giveª° unto thee, and to thy seedª after¹ thee,²¹ the landª wherein thou art a stranger,ª¹ all¹ the landª of Canaan,ª for an everlastingª possession;ª and I will be¹ their God.ª" {Gen 17:7-8} + "But the LORDª hath takenª° you, and brought you forthª°¹ out of the ironª furnace,ª¹ [even] out of Egypt,ª¹ to be¹ unto him a peopleª of inheritance,ª as [ye are] this¹ day.ª" {Deu 4:20} + "For¹ thou¹ [art] an holyª peopleª unto the LORDª thy God:ª the LORDª thy Godª hath chosenª° thee to be¹ a specialª peopleª unto himself, above all¹¹ peopleª that¹ [are] upon¹ the faceª of the earth.ª" {Deu 7:6} + "For¹ thou¹ [art] an holyª peopleª unto the LORDª thy God,ª and the LORDª hath chosenª° thee to be¹ a peculiarª peopleª unto himself, above all¹¹ the nationsª that¹ [are] uponª¹ the earth.ª" {Deu 14:2} + "And the LORDª hath avouchedª° thee this dayª to be¹ his peculiarª people,ª as¹ he hath promisedª° thee, and that [thou] shouldest keepª° all¹ his commandments;ª" {Deu 26:18} + "And what¹ oneª nationª in the earthª [is] like thy people,ª [even] like Israel,ª whom¹ Godª wentª° to redeemª° for a peopleª to himself, and to makeª° him a name,ª and to doª° for you great¹ things² and terrible,ª° for thy land,ª beforeª¹ thy people,ª which¹ thou redeemedstª° to thee from Egypt,ª¹ [from] the nationsª and their gods?ª ... For thou hast confirmedª° to thyself¹ thy peopleª Israelª [to be] a peopleª unto thee for² ever:ª¹ and thou,¹ LORD,ª art becomeª° their God.ª" {2Sm 7:23-24} + "But¹ this¹ [shall be] the covenantª that¹ I will makeª° with¹ the houseª of Israel;ª Afterª those¹ days,ª saithª° the LORD,ª I will putª°¹ my lawª in their inward parts,ª and writeª° it in¹ their hearts;ª and will be¹ their God,ª and they¹ shall be¹ my people.ª" {Jer 31:33} + "Yet the numberª of the childrenª of Israelª shall be¹ as the sandª of the sea,ª which¹ cannot¹ be measuredª° nor¹ numbered;ª° and it shall come to pass,¹ [that] in the placeª where¹ it was saidª° unto them, Ye¹ [are] not¹ my people,ª [there] it shall be saidª° unto them, [Ye are] the sonsª of the livingª God.ª" {Hsa 1:10} + "Whichª in time pastª [were] notª a people,ª butª [are] nowª the peopleª of God:ª which² had²° not² obtained mercy,ª°¹ butª nowª have obtained mercy.ª°" {1Pe 2:10}
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