- God:
- "Andª he¹ said,ª° Men,ª brethren,ª andª fathers,ª hearken;ª° The¹ Godª of gloryª appearedª° unto ourª fatherª Abraham,ª when he wasª° inª Mesopotamia,ª beforeªª heª dweltª° inª Charran,ª ... Whoª have receivedª° the¹ lawª byª the dispositionª of angels,ª andª have²° notª keptª° [it]." {Act 7:2-53} + "Now the LORDª had saidª° unto¹ Abram,ª Get thee out²°¹ of thy country,ª¹ and from thy kindred,ª¹ and from thy father's² house,ª¹¹ unto¹ a landª that¹ I will shewª° thee: ... And I will blessª° them that blessª° thee, and curseª° him that cursethª° thee: and in thee shall all¹ familiesª of the earthª be blessed.ª°" {Gen 12:1-3} + "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} + "And because¹¹ he lovedª°¹ thy fathers,ª therefore he choseª° their seedª afterª them, and brought thee outª° in his sightª with his mightyª powerª out of Egypt;ª¹" {Deu 4:37} + "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} + "Not¹ for thy righteousness,ª or for the uprightnessª of thine heart,ª dost thou¹ goª° to possessª°¹ their land:ª but¹ for the wickednessª of these¹ nationsª the LORDª thy Godª doth drive them outª° from beforeª¹ thee, and that¹ he may performª°¹ the wordª which¹ the LORDª swareª° unto thy fathers,ª Abraham,ª Isaac,ª and Jacob.ª" {Deu 9:5} + "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} + "Thou¹ [art] the LORDª the God,ª who¹ didst chooseª° Abram,ª and broughtest him forthª° out of Urª¹ of the Chaldees,ª and gavestª° him the nameª of Abraham;ª ... And foundestª°¹ his heartª faithfulª° beforeª thee, and madestª° a covenantª with¹ him to giveª°¹ the landª of the Canaanites,ª the Hittites,ª the Amorites,ª and the Perizzites,ª and the Jebusites,ª and the Girgashites,ª to giveª° [it, I say], to his seed,ª and hast performedª°¹ thy words;ª for¹ thou¹ [art] righteous:ª" {Neh 9:7-8} + "O ye seedª of Abrahamª his servant,ª ye childrenª of Jacobª his chosen.ª ... When they were¹ [but] a few menª in number;ª yea, very few,ª and strangersª° in it." {Psa 105:6-12} + "For¹ he rememberedª°¹ his holyª promise,ª [and]¹ Abrahamª his servant.ª ... And he brought forthª° his peopleª with joy,ª [and]¹ his chosenª with gladness:ª" {Psa 105:42-43} + "For¹ the LORDª hath chosenª° Jacobª unto himself, [and] Israelª for his peculiar treasure.ª" {Psa 135:4} + "But thou,¹ Israel,ª [art] my servant,ª Jacobª whom¹ I have chosen,ª° the seedª of Abrahamª my friend.ª° ... [Thou] whom¹ I have takenª° from the endsª¹ of the earth,ª and calledª° thee from the chief menª¹ thereof, and saidª° unto thee, Thou¹ [art] my servant;ª I have chosenª° thee, and not¹ cast thee away.ª°" {Isa 41:8-9} + "Yet now¹ hear,ª° O Jacobª my servant;ª and Israel,ª whom I have chosen:ª°" {Isa 44:1} + "Considerestª° thou not¹ what¹ this¹ peopleª have spoken,ª° saying,ª° The twoª familiesª which¹ the LORDª hath chosen,ª° he hath even cast them off?ª° thus they have despisedª° my people,ª that they should be no¹¹ more¹ a nationª beforeª them. ... Thenª will I cast awayª° the seedª of Jacob,ª and Davidª my servant,ª [so] that I will not takeª°¹ [any] of his seedª¹ [to be] rulersª° over¹ the seedª of Abraham,ª Isaac,ª and Jacob:ª for¹ I will cause¹ their captivityª to return,ª°°° and have mercyª° on them." {Jer 33:24-26} + "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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