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

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

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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“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

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

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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