Deuteronomy 7:6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 For you are a people holy to the Lord, your God; the Lord, your God, has chosen you from all the peoples on the face of the earth to be a people specially his own.(A)
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Deuteronomy 14:2
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2 For you are a people holy to the Lord, your God; the Lord, your God, has chosen you from all the peoples on the face of the earth to be a people specially his own.(A)
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Deuteronomy 26:18-19
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18 And today the Lord has accepted your agreement: you will be a people specially his own, as he promised you, you will keep all his commandments, 19 and he will set you high in praise and renown and glory above all nations he has made, and you will be a people holy to the Lord, your God, as he promised.
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Deuteronomy 32:8-9
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8 When the Most High allotted each nation its heritage,
when he separated out human beings,(A)
He set up the boundaries of the peoples
after the number of the divine beings;[a]
9 But the Lord’s portion was his people;
his allotted share was Jacob.(B)
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