Isaiah 43:7
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7 everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made.”(A)
Ephesians 2:10
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10 For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.(A)
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Ephesians 1:12
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12 so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory.
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Isaiah 43:21
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21 the people whom I formed for myself
so that they might declare my praise.(A)
Romans 9:23
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23 and what if he has done so in order to make known the riches of his glory for the objects of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory—
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John 15:8
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8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become[a] my disciples.(A)
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- 15.8 Or be
Isaiah 62:2-5
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2 The nations shall see your vindication
and all the kings your glory,
and you shall be called by a new name
that the mouth of the Lord will give.(A)
3 You shall be a beautiful crown in the hand of the Lord
and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.(B)
4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken,
and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,
but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her
and your land Married,
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land shall be married.(C)
5 For as a young man marries a young woman,
so shall your builder[a] marry you,
and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride,
so shall your God rejoice over you.(D)
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- 62.5 Cn: Heb your sons
1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,[a] in order that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.(A)
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- 2.9 Gk a people for his possession
Psalm 100:3
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3 Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;[a]
we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.(A)
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- 100.3 Or and not we ourselves
Isaiah 63:19
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19 We have long been like those whom you do not rule,
like those not called by your name.(A)
Isaiah 56:5
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5 I will give, in my house and within my walls,
a monument and a name
better than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name
that shall not be cut off.(A)
Isaiah 48:11
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11 For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it,
for why should my name[a] be profaned?
My glory I will not give to another.(A)
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- 48.11 Gk OL: Heb for why should it
Isaiah 43:1
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Restoration and Protection Promised
43 But now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name; you are mine.(A)
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