Deuteronomy 7:7
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7 “It was not because you were more numerous than any other people that the Lord set his heart on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples.(A)
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Deuteronomy 10:22
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22 Your ancestors went down to Egypt seventy persons, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars in heaven.(A)
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Romans 11:6
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6 But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.[a](A)
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- 11.6 Other ancient authorities add But if it is by works, it is no longer on the basis of grace, otherwise work would no longer be work
Romans 9:21
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21 Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one object for special use and another for ordinary use?(A)
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Romans 9:11-15
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11 even before they had been born or had done anything good or bad (so that God’s purpose of election might continue, 12 not by works but by his call) she was told, “The elder shall serve the younger.”(A) 13 As it is written,
“I have loved Jacob,
but I have hated Esau.”(B)
14 What then are we to say? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means!(C) 15 For he says to Moses,
“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”(D)
1 John 4:10
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10 In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.(A)
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Romans 9:27-29
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27 And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the children of Israel were like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved,(A) 28 for the Lord will execute his sentence on the earth quickly and decisively.”[a] 29 And as Isaiah predicted,
“If the Lord of hosts had not left descendants to us,
we would have fared like Sodom
and been made like Gomorrah.”(B)
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- 9.28 Other ancient authorities read for he will finish his work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make the sentence shortened on the earth
Romans 9:18
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18 So then he has mercy on whomever he chooses, and he hardens the heart of whomever he chooses.
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Luke 12:32
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32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.(A)
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Isaiah 51:2
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2 Look to Abraham your father
and to Sarah, who bore you,
for he was but one when I called him,
but I blessed him and made him many.(A)
Psalm 115:1
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Psalm 115
The Impotence of Idols and the Greatness of God
1 [a]Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness.(A)
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- 115.1 Psalms 114–115 are a single psalm in the earliest witnesses
Matthew 7:14
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14 For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
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1 John 3:1
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