Jeremiah 31:3
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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
Hosea 11:4
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4 I drew them with [a]gentle cords,
With bands of love,
And (A)I was to them as those who take the yoke from their [b]neck.
(B)I stooped and fed them.
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- Hosea 11:4 Lit. cords of a man
- Hosea 11:4 Lit. jaws
Isaiah 54:8-9
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8 With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment;
(A)But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,”
Says the Lord, your Redeemer.
9 “For this is like the waters of (B)Noah to Me;
For as I have sworn
That the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth,
So have I sworn
That I would not be angry with (C)you, nor rebuke you.
Deuteronomy 33:3
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3 Yes, (A)He loves the people;
(B)All His saints are in Your hand;
They (C)sit down at Your feet;
Everyone (D)receives Your words.
Psalm 103:17
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17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
Deuteronomy 7:7-9
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7 The Lord did not set His (A)love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were (B)the least of all peoples; 8 but (C)because the Lord loves you, and because He would keep (D)the oath which He swore to your fathers, (E)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.
9 “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, (F)the faithful God (G)who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;
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- Deuteronomy 7:8 slavery
1 John 4:19
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Malachi 1:2
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Israel Beloved of God
2 “I(A) have loved you,” says the Lord.
“Yet you say, ‘In what way have You loved us?’
Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?”
Says the Lord.
“Yet (B)Jacob I have loved;
Ephesians 2:4-5
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4 But God, (A)who is rich in mercy, because of His (B)great love with which He loved us, 5 (C)even when we were dead in trespasses, (D)made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
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Ephesians 1:3-5
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Redemption in Christ
3 (A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as (B)He chose us in Him (C)before the foundation of the world, that we should (D)be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 (E)having predestined us to (F)adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, (G)according to the good pleasure of His will,
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Isaiah 45:17
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17 (A)But Israel shall be saved by the Lord
With an (B)everlasting salvation;
You shall not be ashamed or (C)disgraced
Forever and ever.
Deuteronomy 10:15
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15 The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them; and He chose their [a]descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day.
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- Deuteronomy 10:15 Lit. seed
1 Peter 1:3
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A Heavenly Inheritance
3 (A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who (B)according to His abundant mercy (C)has begotten us again to a living hope (D)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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Titus 3:3-6
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3 For (A)we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. 4 But when (B)the kindness and the love of (C)God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 (D)not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through (E)the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 (F)whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
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2 Thessalonians 2:13-16
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Stand Fast
13 But we are [a]bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God (A)from the beginning (B)chose you for salvation (C)through [b]sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, 14 to which He called you by our gospel, for (D)the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 Therefore, brethren, (E)stand fast and hold (F)the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our [c]epistle.
16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, (G)who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and (H)good hope by grace,
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- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 under obligation
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 being set apart by
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15 letter
Romans 11:28-29
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28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are (A)beloved for the sake of the fathers. 29 For the gifts and the calling of God are (B)irrevocable.
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2 Timothy 1:9
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9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, (A)not according to our works, but (B)according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus (C)before time began,
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Romans 8:30
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30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also (A)called; whom He called, these He also (B)justified; and whom He justified, these He also (C)glorified.
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John 6:44-45
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44 (A)No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me (B)draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, (C)‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ (D)Therefore everyone who [a]has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.
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- John 6:45 M hears and has learned
Deuteronomy 4:37
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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
James 1:18
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18 (A)Of His own will He brought us forth by the (B)word of truth, (C)that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.
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Hosea 11:1
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Deuteronomy 33:26
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26 “There is (A)no one like the God of (B)Jeshurun,
(C)Who rides the heavens to help you,
And in His excellency on the clouds.
Romans 9:13
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13 As it is written, (A)“Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.”
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