- because:
- "And because¹¹ he lovedª°¹ thy fathers,ª therefore he choseª° their seedª afterª them, and brought thee outª° in his sightª with his mightyª powerª out of Egypt;ª¹" {Deu 4:37} + "Speakª° not¹ thou in thine heart,ª after that the LORDª thy Godª hath cast them outª°¹ from beforeª¹ thee, saying,ª° For my righteousnessª the LORDª hath brought me inª° to possessª°¹ this¹ land:ª but for the wickednessª of these¹ nationsª the LORDª doth drive them outª° from beforeª¹ thee. ... Not¹ for thy righteousness,ª or for the uprightnessª of thine heart,ª dost thou¹ goª° to possessª°¹ their land:ª but¹ for the wickednessª of these¹ nationsª the LORDª thy Godª doth drive them outª° from beforeª¹ thee, and that¹ he may performª°¹ the wordª which¹ the LORDª swareª° unto thy fathers,ª Abraham,ª Isaac,ª and Jacob.ª" {Deu 9:4-5} + "Only¹ the LORDª had a delightª° in thy fathersª to loveª° them, and he choseª° their seedª afterª them, [even] you above all¹¹ people,ª as [it is] this¹ day.ª" {Deu 10:15} + "For¹ the LORDª will not¹ forsakeª°¹ his peopleª for his greatª name'sª sake:¹ because¹ it hath pleasedª° the LORDª to makeª° you his people.ª" {1Sm 12:22} + "He brought me forthª° also into a large place:ª¹ he deliveredª° me, because¹ he delightedª° in me." {2Sm 22:20} + "For¹ they got²° not¹ the landª in possessionª° by their own sword,ª neither¹ did their own armª saveª° them: but¹ thy right hand,ª and thine arm,ª and the lightª of thy countenance,ª because¹ thou hadst a favourª° unto them." {Psa 44:3} + "Since¹¹ thou wast preciousª° in my sight,ª thou hast been honourable,ª° and I¹ have lovedª° thee: therefore will I giveª° menª for¹ thee, and peopleª for¹ thy life.ª" {Isa 43:4} + "The LORDª hath appearedª° of oldª¹ unto me, [saying], Yea, I have lovedª° thee with an everlastingª love:ª therefore¹¹ with lovingkindnessª have I drawnª° thee." {Jer 31:3} + "The LORDª thy Godª in the midstª of thee [is] mighty;ª he will save,ª° he will rejoiceª° over¹ thee with joy;ª he will restª° in his love,ª he will joyª° over¹ thee with singing.ª" {Zph 3:17} + "Even so,ª Father:ª forª soª it seemedª° goodª in thy² sight.ª¹" {Mtt 11:26} + "Butª God,ª who isª° richª inª mercy,ª forª his²¹ greatª loveª wherewithª he lovedª° us,ª ... Evenª when weª wereª° deadª in sins,ª hath quickened us together¹ with²° Christ,² (by¹ graceª ye areª° saved;)ª°" {Eph 2:4-5} + "Butª weª are boundª° to give thanksª° alwayª to Godª forª you,ª brethrenª belovedª° ofª the Lord,ª becauseª Godª hath²° fromª the beginningª chosenª° youª toª salvationª throughª sanctificationª of the Spiritª andª beliefª of the truth:ª ... Whereuntoªª he calledª° youª byª ourª gospel,ª toª the obtainingª of the gloryª of ourª Lordª Jesusª Christ.ª" {2Th 2:13-14} + "Forª we¹ ourselves² alsoª wereª°²° sometimesª foolish,ª disobedient,ª deceived,ª° servingª° diversª lustsª andª pleasures,ª livingª° inª maliceª andª envy,ª hateful,ª [and] hatingª° one another.ª ... Thatª being justified¹ by²° hisª grace,ª we should be madeª° heirsª according¹ to² the hopeª of eternalª life.ª" {Tts 3:3-7} + "Weª loveª°° him,ª becauseª heª firstª lovedª° us.ª" {1Jn 4:19}
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