37 (A)Because He loved your fathers, He chose [a]their descendants after them. And He [b](B)personally brought you from Egypt by His great power,

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  1. Deuteronomy 4:37 Lit his seed
  2. Deuteronomy 4:37 Lit with His presence

37 Because he loved(A) your ancestors and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength,(B)

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but because the Lord loved you and kept the (A)oath which He swore to your forefathers, (B)the Lord brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of [a]slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

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  1. Deuteronomy 7:8 Lit slaves

But it was because the Lord loved(A) you and kept the oath he swore(B) to your ancestors that he brought you out with a mighty hand(C) and redeemed(D) you from the land of slavery,(E) from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

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Nevertheless, the Lord your God was unwilling to listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God (A)turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God (B)loves you.

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However, the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse(A) into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves(B) you.

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“But you, Israel, (A)My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
Descendant of (B)Abraham My (C)friend,
You whom I have [a](D)taken from the ends of the earth
And called from its (E)remotest parts,
And said to you, ‘You are (F)My servant,
I have (G)chosen you and have not rejected you.

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  1. Isaiah 41:9 Lit seized

“But you, Israel, my servant,(A)
    Jacob, whom I have chosen,(B)
    you descendants of Abraham(C) my friend,(D)
I took you from the ends of the earth,(E)
    from its farthest corners I called(F) you.
I said, ‘You are my servant’;(G)
    I have chosen(H) you and have not rejected you.

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The Lord appeared to [a]him [b]long ago, saying,
“I have (A)loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore I have drawn you out with (B)kindness.

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  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Lit me
  2. Jeremiah 31:3 Or from far away

The Lord appeared to us in the past,[a] saying:

“I have loved(A) you with an everlasting love;
    I have drawn(B) you with unfailing kindness.

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  1. Jeremiah 31:3 Or Lord has appeared to us from afar

Disciples’ Relation to Each Other

12 “This is (A)My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.

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12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.(A)

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