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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
Hosea 11:4
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Hosea 11:4
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4 I led them with cords of human kindness,
with bands of love.
I was to them like those
who lift infants to their cheeks.[a]
I bent down to them and fed them.(A)
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- 11.4 Or who ease the yoke on their jaws
Hosea 11:4
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Hosea 11:4
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Isaiah 54:8-9
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Isaiah 54:8-9
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8 In overflowing wrath for a moment
I hid my face from you,
but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,
says the Lord, your Redeemer.(A)
9 This is like the days of Noah to me:
Just as I swore that the waters of Noah
would never again go over the earth,
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you
and will not rebuke you.(B)
Psalm 103:17
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Psalm 103:17
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17 But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
on those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children’s children,
Psalm 103:17
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Psalm 103:17
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17 But from everlasting to everlasting
the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children(A)—
Deuteronomy 33:3
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Deuteronomy 33:3
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3 Indeed, O favorite among[a] peoples,
all his holy ones were in your charge;
they marched at your heels,
accepted direction from you.(A)
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- 33.3 Or O lover of the
Deuteronomy 33:3
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Deuteronomy 33:3
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1 John 4:19
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1 John 4:19
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19 We love[a] because he first loved us.
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- 4.19 Other ancient authorities add him or God
Deuteronomy 7:7-9
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Deuteronomy 7:7-9
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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) 9 Know, therefore, that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who maintains covenant loyalty with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,(C)
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Deuteronomy 7:7-9
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Deuteronomy 7:7-9
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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. 9 Know therefore that the Lord your God is God;(I) he is the faithful God,(J) keeping his covenant of love(K) to a thousand generations(L) of those who love him and keep his commandments.(M)
Malachi 1:2
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Malachi 1:2
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Israel Preferred to Edom
2 “I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau Jacob’s brother?” says the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob,(A)
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Malachi 1:2
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Malachi 1:2
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Israel Doubts God’s Love
2 “I have loved(A) you,” says the Lord.
“But you ask,(B) ‘How have you loved us?’
“Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob,(C)
Isaiah 45:17
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Isaiah 45:17
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17 But Israel is saved by the Lord
with everlasting salvation;
you shall not be put to shame or confounded
ever again.(A)
Isaiah 45:17
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Isaiah 45:17
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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)
Ephesians 1:3-5
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Ephesians 1:3-5
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Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,[a](A) 4 just as he chose us in Christ[b] before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love.(B) 5 He destined us[c] for adoption as his children[d] through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,(C)
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Ephesians 1:3-5
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Ephesians 1:3-5
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Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(A) who has blessed us in the heavenly realms(B) with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us(C) in him before the creation of the world(D) to be holy and blameless(E) in his sight. In love(F) 5 he[a] predestined(G) us for adoption to sonship[b](H) through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure(I) and will—
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- Ephesians 1:5 Or sight in love. 5 He
- Ephesians 1:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
Deuteronomy 10:15
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Deuteronomy 10:15
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15 yet the Lord set his heart in love on your ancestors alone and chose you, their descendants after them, out of all the peoples, as it is today.(A)
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Deuteronomy 10:15
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Deuteronomy 10:15
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15 Yet the Lord set his affection on your ancestors and loved(A) them, and he chose you,(B) their descendants, above all the nations—as it is today.(C)
1 Peter 1:3
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1 Peter 1:3
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A Living Hope
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead(A)
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