But you, Israel, My servant,(A)
Jacob, whom I have chosen,(B)
descendant of Abraham, My friend(C)
I brought[a] you from the ends of the earth
and called you from its farthest corners.
I said to you: You are My servant;
I have chosen you and not rejected you.(D)

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  1. Isaiah 41:9 Or 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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35 Then a voice came from the cloud,(A) saying:

This is My Son,(B) the Chosen One;[a](C)
listen to Him!(D)

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  1. Luke 9:35 Other mss read the Beloved

35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen;(A) listen to him.”(B)

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35 The(A) people stood watching, and even the leaders kept scoffing:(B) “He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One!”(C)

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35 The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him.(A) They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”(B)

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Coming to Him, a living stone—rejected by men but chosen and valuable to God—

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The Living Stone and a Chosen People

As you come to him, the living Stone(A)—rejected by humans but chosen by God(B) and precious to him—

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For it is contained in Scripture:

Look! I lay a stone in Zion,(A)
a chosen and honored[a] cornerstone,[b](B)
and the one who believes in Him
will never be put to shame![c](C)[d]

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  1. 1 Peter 2:6 Or valuable
  2. 1 Peter 2:6 Lit head of the corner
  3. 1 Peter 2:6 Or be disappointed
  4. 1 Peter 2:6 Is 28:16 LXX

For in Scripture it says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,
    a chosen and precious cornerstone,(A)
and the one who trusts in him
    will never be put to shame.”[a](B)

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  1. 1 Peter 2:6 Isaiah 28:16