Deuteronomy 4:37
New King James Version
37 And because (A)He loved your fathers, therefore He chose their [a]descendants after them; and (B)He brought you out of Egypt with His Presence, with His mighty power,
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- Deuteronomy 4:37 Lit. seed
Deuteronomy 7:8
New King James Version
8 but (A)because the Lord loves you, and because He would keep (B)the oath which He swore to your fathers, (C)the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of [a]bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
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- Deuteronomy 7:8 slavery
Deuteronomy 23:5
New King James Version
5 Nevertheless the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God (A)loves you.
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Isaiah 41:8
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8 “But you, Israel, are My servant,
Jacob whom I have (A)chosen,
The descendants of Abraham My (B)friend.
Isaiah 41:9
New King James Version
9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
And called from its farthest regions,
And said to you,
‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
Jeremiah 31:3
New King James Version
3 The Lord has appeared [a]of old to me, saying:
“Yes, (A)I have loved you with (B)an everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have (C)drawn you.
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- Jeremiah 31:3 Lit. from afar
John 15:12
New King James Version
12 (A)This is My (B)commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
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