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1 Samuel 12:21-23
New Catholic Bible
1 Samuel 12:21-23
New Catholic Bible
21 Do not turn aside after useless things that cannot be to your profit, nor can they deliver you, for they are useless. 22 The Lord will not abandon you because of his great name,[a] for the Lord desired to make you his people.
23 “As for myself, far be it from me to sin against the Lord by not praying for you. I will instruct you in the way that is good and right.
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- 1 Samuel 12:22 Because of his great name: the people of Israel shared a significant place in being chosen by God. Often in the Old Testament, the Lord is called upon to save his people from their sin, and although he will punish them, he will never abandon them.
