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Deuteronomy 23:5
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Deuteronomy 23:5
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5 (Yet the Lord your God refused to heed Balaam; the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loved you.)
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Deuteronomy 23:5
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Deuteronomy 23:5
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5 However, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse(A) into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves(B) you.
Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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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) 8 It was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath that he swore to your ancestors that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.(B)
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Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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7 The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous(A) than other peoples, for you were the fewest(B) of all peoples.(C) 8 But it was because the Lord loved(D) you and kept the oath he swore(E) to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand(F) and redeemed(G) you from the land of slavery,(H) from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Romans 8:31
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Romans 8:31
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God’s Love in Christ Jesus
31 What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?(A)
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Romans 8:31
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More Than Conquerors
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things?(A) If God is for us,(B) who can be against us?(C)
Ephesians 2:4-5
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Ephesians 2:4-5
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4 but God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us(A) 5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ[a]—by grace you have been saved—
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- 2.5 Other ancient authorities read in Christ
Ephesians 2:4-5
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Ephesians 2:4-5
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4 But because of his great love for us,(A) God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions(B)—it is by grace you have been saved.(C)
2 Corinthians 4:17
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure,(A)
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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2 Corinthians 4:17
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17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.(A)
Jeremiah 31:3
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Jeremiah 31:3
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3 The Lord appeared to us in the past,[a] saying:
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- Jeremiah 31:3 Or Lord has appeared to us from afar
Romans 11:28
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Romans 11:28
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28 As regards the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but as regards election they are beloved for the sake of their ancestors,
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28 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies(A) for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs,(B)
Numbers 24:9
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Numbers 24:9
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9 He crouched; he lay down like a lion
and like a lioness; who will rouse him up?
Blessed is everyone who blesses you,
and cursed is everyone who curses you.”(A)
Numbers 24:9
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Numbers 24:9
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9 Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
like a lioness(A)—who dares to rouse them?
Numbers 23:16-26
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Numbers 23:16-26
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16 The Lord met Balaam, put a word into his mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you shall say.”(A) 17 When he came to him, he was standing beside his burnt offerings with the officials of Moab. Balak said to him, “What has the Lord said?” 18 Then Balaam[a] uttered his oracle, saying,
“Rise, Balak, and hear;
listen to me, O son of Zippor:
19 God is not a human being, that he should lie,
or a mortal, that he should change his mind.
Has he promised, and will he not do it?
Has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?(B)
20 See, I received a command to bless;
he has blessed, and I cannot revoke it.(C)
21 He has not beheld misfortune in Jacob,
nor has he seen trouble in Israel.
The Lord their God is with them,
acclaimed as a king among them.(D)
22 God, who brings them out of Egypt,
is like the horns of a wild ox for them.(E)
23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob,
no divination against Israel;
now it shall be said of Jacob and Israel,
‘See what God has done!’
24 Look, a people rising up like a lioness
and rousing itself like a lion!
It does not lie down until it has eaten the prey
and drunk the blood of the slain.”(F)
25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Do not curse them at all, and do not bless them at all.” 26 But Balaam answered Balak, “Did I not speak to you, saying, ‘Whatever the Lord says, that is what I must do’?”(G)
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Numbers 23:16-26
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Numbers 23:16-26
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16 The Lord met with Balaam and put a word in his mouth(A) and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”
17 So he went to him and found him standing beside his offering, with the Moabite officials.(B) Balak asked him, “What did the Lord say?”
18 Then he spoke his message:(C)
“Arise, Balak, and listen;
hear me, son of Zippor.(D)
19 God is not human,(E) that he should lie,(F)
not a human being, that he should change his mind.(G)
Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise(H) and not fulfill?
20 I have received a command to bless;(I)
he has blessed,(J) and I cannot change it.(K)
21 “No misfortune is seen in Jacob,(L)
no misery observed[a] in Israel.(M)
The Lord their God is with them;(N)
the shout of the King(O) is among them.
22 God brought them out of Egypt;(P)
they have the strength of a wild ox.(Q)
23 There is no divination against[b] Jacob,
no evil omens(R) against[c] Israel.
It will now be said of Jacob
and of Israel, ‘See what God has done!’
24 The people rise like a lioness;(S)
they rouse themselves like a lion(T)
that does not rest till it devours its prey
and drinks the blood(U) of its victims.”
25 Then Balak said to Balaam, “Neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”
26 Balaam answered, “Did I not tell you I must do whatever the Lord says?”(V)
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- Numbers 23:21 Or He has not looked on Jacob’s offenses / or on the wrongs found
- Numbers 23:23 Or in
- Numbers 23:23 Or in
Numbers 23:5-12
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Numbers 23:5-12
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5 The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and this is what you must say.”(A) 6 So he returned to Balak,[a] who was standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab. 7 Then Balaam[b] uttered his oracle, saying,
“Balak has brought me from Aram,
the king of Moab from the eastern mountains:
‘Come, curse Jacob for me.
Come, denounce Israel!’(B)
8 How can I curse whom God has not cursed?
How can I denounce those whom the Lord has not denounced?(C)
9 For from the top of the crags I see him;
from the hills I behold him.
Here is a people living alone
and not reckoning itself among the nations!(D)
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob
or number the dust cloud[c] of Israel?
Let me die the death of the upright,
and let my end be like his!”(E)
11 Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but now you have done nothing but bless them.”(F) 12 He answered, “Must I not take care to say what the Lord puts into my mouth?”(G)
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Numbers 23:5-12
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Numbers 23:5-12
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5 The Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth(A) and said, “Go back to Balak and give him this word.”(B)
6 So he went back to him and found him standing beside his offering, with all the Moabite officials.(C) 7 Then Balaam(D) spoke his message:(E)
“Balak brought me from Aram,(F)
the king of Moab from the eastern mountains.(G)
‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel.’(H)
8 How can I curse
those whom God has not cursed?(I)
How can I denounce
those whom the Lord has not denounced?(J)
9 From the rocky peaks I see them,
from the heights I view them.(K)
I see a people who live apart
and do not consider themselves one of the nations.(L)
10 Who can count the dust of Jacob(M)
or number even a fourth of Israel?
Let me die the death of the righteous,(N)
and may my final end be like theirs!(O)”
11 Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies,(P) but you have done nothing but bless them!”(Q)
12 He answered, “Must I not speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?”(R)
Romans 9:13
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Romans 9:13
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Romans 9:13
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Romans 9:13
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- Romans 9:13 Mal. 1:2,3
Micah 6:5
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Micah 6:5
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5 O my people, remember now what King Balak of Moab devised,
what Balaam son of Beor answered him,
and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal,
that you may know the saving acts of the Lord.”(A)
Micah 6:5
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Micah 6:5
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Proverbs 26:2
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Proverbs 26:2
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2 Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
an undeserved curse goes nowhere.(A)
Proverbs 26:2
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Proverbs 26:2
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2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.(A)
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