Jeremiah 1:5

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⁵“Before I formed you in the womb^(A) I knew^[a]^(B) you,
before you were born^(C) I set you apart;^(D)
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.^(E)”

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Jeremiah 1:5 Or chose

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Psalm 139:16

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¹⁶Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained^(A) for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.

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Isaiah 49:1

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The Servant of the Lord

49 Listen^(A) to me, you islands;^(B)
hear this, you distant nations:
Before I was born^(C) the Lord called^(D) me;
from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.^(E)

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Galatians 1:15-16

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¹⁵But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb^(A) and called me^(B) by his grace, was pleased ¹⁶to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles,^(C) my immediate response was not to consult any human being.^(D)

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Psalm 71:5-6

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⁵For you have been my hope,^(A) Sovereign Lord,
    my confidence^(B) since my youth.
⁶From birth^(C) I have relied on you;
    you brought me forth from my mother’s womb.^(D)
    I will ever praise^(E) you.

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Romans 8:29

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²⁹For those God foreknew^(A) he also predestined^(B) to be conformed to the image of his Son,^(C) that he might be the firstborn^(D) among many brothers and sisters.

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Isaiah 49:5

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⁵And now the Lord says—
    he who formed me in the womb^(A) to be his servant
to bring Jacob back to him
    and gather Israel^(B) to himself,
for I am^[a] honored^(C) in the eyes of the Lord
    and my God has been my strength^(D)—

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Isaiah 49:5 Or him, / but Israel would not be gathered; / yet I will be

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Isaiah 44:2

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²This is what the Lord says—
    he who made^(A) you, who formed you in the womb,^(B)
    and who will help^(C) you:
Do not be afraid,^(D) Jacob, my servant,^(E)
    Jeshurun,^[a]^(F) whom I have chosen.

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Isaiah 44:2 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel.

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2 Timothy 2:19-21

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¹⁹Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm,^(A) sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,”^(B) and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord^(C) must turn away from wickedness.”

²⁰In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use.^(D) ²¹Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.^(E)

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