- thy people:
- "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" {Gen 17:7} + "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} + "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 ... But¹ because the LORDª lovedª¹ you, and because he would keepª°¹¹ the oathª which¹ he had swornª° unto your fathers,ª hath the LORDª brought you outª°¹ with a mightyª hand,ª and redeemedª° you out of the houseª¹ of bondmen,ª from the handª¹ of Pharaohª kingª of Egypt.ª" {Deu 7:6-8} + "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 ... And to makeª° thee highª above¹ all¹ nationsª which¹ he hath made,ª° in praise,ª and in name,ª and in honour;ª and that thou mayest be¹ an holyª peopleª unto the LORDª thy God,ª as¹ he hath spoken.ª°" {Deu 26:18-19} + "For¹ the LORDª will not¹ forsakeª°¹ his peopleª for his greatª name'sª sake:¹ because¹ it hath pleasedª° the LORDª to makeª° you his people.ª" {1Sm 12:22} + "Behold,¹ the daysª come,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª that I will makeª° a newª covenantª with¹ the houseª of Israel,ª and with¹ the houseª of Judah:ª ... And they shall teachª° no¹ more¹ every manª¹ his neighbour,ª and every manª¹ his brother,ª saying,ª° Knowª°¹ the LORD:ª for¹ they shall all¹ knowª° me, from the leastª¹ of them unto¹ the greatestª of them, saithª° the LORD:ª for¹ I will forgiveª° their iniquity,ª and I will rememberª° their sinª no¹ more.¹" {Jer 31:31-34} + "And I will bringª°¹ the third partª through the fire,ª and will refineª° them as¹ silverª is refined,ª° and will tryª° them as¹ goldª is tried:ª° they¹ shall callª° on my name,ª and I¹ will hearª° them: I will say,ª° It¹ [is] my people:ª and they¹ shall say,ª° The LORDª [is] my God.ª" {Zch 13:9} + "Whoª areª° Israelites;ª to whomª [pertaineth] the¹ adoption,ª andª the¹ glory,ª andª the¹ covenants,ª andª the¹ giving of the law,ª andª the¹ serviceª [of God], andª the¹ promises;ª ...¹ Notª as² thoughª²¹ the¹ wordª of Godª hath taken none effect.ª° Forª they¹ [are] notª allª² Israel,ª whichª² are of¹ Israel:ª" {Rom 9:4-6} + "As¹ he saithª° alsoª inª Osee,ª I will callª° them myª people,ª which¹ were notª myª people;ª andª her beloved,ª° which was²° not² beloved.ª°¹ ... Andª it shall come to pass,ª° [that] inª the¹ placeª whereª°² it was saidª° unto them,ª Yeª [are] notª myª people;ª thereª shall they be calledª° the childrenª of the livingª° God.ª" {Rom 9:25-26} + "I sayª° then,ª² Hath²°¹ Godª cast awayª° his²¹ people?ª God forbid.ªª° Forª Iª alsoª amª° an Israelite,ª ofª the seedª of Abraham,ª [of] the tribeª of Benjamin.ª" {Rom 11:1} + "Godª hath²° notª cast awayª° his²¹ peopleª whichª he foreknew.ªª° Wot¹ ye²° notª whatª the¹ scriptureª saithª° ofª Elias?ª howª he maketh intercessionª° to Godª againstª Israel,ª saying,ª° ... Nowª ifª the¹ fallª of them²¹ [be] the richesª of the world,ª andª the¹ diminishingª of them²¹ the richesª of the Gentiles;ª how² much¹ moreª their²¹ fulness?ª" {Rom 11:2-12} + "Butª yeª [are] a chosenª generation,ª a royalª priesthood,ª an holyª nation,ª a peculiarªª people;ª thatª ye should shew forthª° the¹ praisesª of him¹ who hath calledª° youª out ofª darknessª intoª hisª marvellousª light:ª" {1Pe 2:9}
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