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- or, purchased, "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 ... 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} + "Take heedª° thereforeª unto yourselves,ª andª to allª the¹ flock,ª overª the whichª the¹ Holyª Ghostª hath madeª° youª overseers,ª to feedª° the¹ churchª of God,ª whichª he hath purchasedª° withª his ownª blood.ª" {Act 20:28} + "Whichª isª° the earnestª of ourª inheritanceª untilª the redemptionª of the¹ purchased possession,ª untoª the praiseª of hisª glory.ª" {Eph 1:14} + "Whoª gaveª° himselfª forª us,ª thatª he might redeemª° usª fromª allª iniquity,ª andª purifyª° unto himselfª a peculiarª people,ª zealousª of goodª works.ª" {Tts 2:14}
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