1 Samuel 12:22

Catholic Public Domain Version

And the Lord will not abandon his people, because of his great name. For the Lord has sworn to make you his people.

Cross References

1 Kings 6:13

And I will dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel, and I will not forsake my people Israel."

1 Kings 8:57

May the Lord our God be with us, just as he was with our fathers, not abandoning us, and not rejecting us.

2 Kings 14:27

But the Lord did not say that he would wipe away the name of Israel from under heaven. So instead, he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam, the son of Jehoash.

2 Kings 21:14

And truly, I will send away the remnants of my inheritance, and I will deliver them into the hands of their enemies. And they will be devastated and plundered by all their adversaries.

1 Chronicles 28:9

And as for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind. For the Lord searches all hearts, and understands the thoughts of all minds. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will cast you aside for eternity.

2 Chronicles 15:2

And he went out to meet Asa, and he said to him: "Listen to me, Asa and all of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you, because you have been with him. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.

Nehemiah 9:17

And they were not willing to hear, and they did not remember, your miracles which you had accomplished for them. And they hardened their necks, and they offered their head, so that they would return to their servitude, as if in contention. But you, a forgiving God, lenient and merciful, longsuffering and full of compassion, did not abandon them.

Psalm 106:8

Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men.

Exodus 32:12

I beg you, let not the Egyptians say, 'He cleverly led them away, so that he could put them to death in the mountains and destroy them from the earth.' Let your anger be quieted and appeased concerning the wickedness of your people.

Isaiah 37:35

And I will protect this city, so that I may save it for my own sake, and for the sake of David, my servant."

Isaiah 41:17

The indigent and the poor are seeking water, but there is none. Their tongue has been dried up by thirst. I, the Lord, will heed them. I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.

Isaiah 42:16

And I will lead the blind along a way which they do not know. And I will cause them to walk along paths with which they were unfamiliar. I will turn darkness into light before them, and crooked into straight. These things I have done for them. For I have not abandoned them.

Isaiah 43:25

I am. I am the very One who wipes away your iniquities for my own sake. And I will not remember your sins.

Isaiah 43:7

And each one who calls upon my name, I have created for my glory. I have formed him, and I have made him.

Isaiah 48:11

For my sake, for my own sake, I will do it, so that I may not be blasphemed. For I will not give my glory to another.

Isaiah 49:15

Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to take pity on the child of her womb? But even if she would forget, still I shall never forget you.

Isaiah 63:8

And he said: "Yet truly, these are my people, sons who have not been disowned." And he became their Savior.

Jeremiah 14:21

For the sake of your name, do not give us over into disgrace. And do not dishonor in us the throne of your glory. Remember, do not make void, your covenant with us.

Jeremiah 14:7

"O Lord, if our iniquities have responded against us, let it be for the sake of your name. For our rebellions are many; we have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 14:9

Why would you be like a wandering man, like a strong man who is unable to save? But you, O Lord, are with us, and your name is invoked over us, so do not abandon us!"

Lamentations 5:20

Why would you forget us forever? Why would you forsake us for a long time?

Ezekiel 20:14

But I acted for the sake of my name, lest it be violated before the Gentiles, from whom I cast them out, in their sight.

Ezekiel 20:9

But I acted for the sake of my name, so that it would not be violated in the sight of the Gentiles, in the midst of whom they were, and among whom I appeared to them, so that I might lead them away from the land of Egypt.

Malachi 1:2

I have loved you, says the Lord, and you have said, "In what way have you loved us?" Was not Esau brother to Jacob, says the Lord? And have I not loved Jacob,

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, for this was pleasing before you.

John 15:16

You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you. And I have appointed you, so that you may go forth and bear fruit, and so that your fruit may last. Then whatever you have asked of the Father in my name, he shall give to you.

Romans 11:1

Therefore, I say: Has God driven away his people? Let it not be so! For I, too, am an Israelite of the offspring of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

Romans 11:29

For the gifts and the call of God are without regret.

1 Corinthians 4:7

For what distinguishes you from another? And what do you have that you have not received? But if you have received it, why do you glory, as if you had not received it?

Ephesians 1:12

So may we be, to the praise of his glory, we who have hoped beforehand in Christ.

Ephesians 1:6

for the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he has gifted us in his beloved Son.

Deuteronomy 14:2

For you are a holy people, for the Lord your God. And he chose you, so that you may be a people particularly his, out of all the nations on earth.

Deuteronomy 31:17

And my fury will be enraged against them in that day. And I will abandon them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured. Every evil and affliction will find them, so much so that they will say in that day: 'Truly, it is because God is not with me that these evils have found me.'

Deuteronomy 31:6

Act manfully and be strengthened. Do not be afraid, and do not dread at the sight of them. For the Lord your God himself is your commander, and he will neither dismiss nor abandon you."

Deuteronomy 31:8

And the Lord, who is your commander, will himself be with you. He will neither renounce nor abandon you. Do not be afraid, and do not dread."

Deuteronomy 7:6

For you are a holy people to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you so that you would be his particular people out of all the peoples who are upon the earth.

Deuteronomy 9:5

For it is not because of your justices or the uprightness of your heart that you will enter, so that you may possess their lands. Instead, it is because they have acted wickedly that they are destroyed upon your arrival, and so that the Lord may accomplish his word, which he promised under oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Philippians 1:6

I am confident of this very thing: that he who has begun this good work in you will perfect it, unto the day of Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 13:5

Let your behavior be without avarice; be content with what you are offered. For he himself has said, "I will not abandon you, and I will not neglect you."

Joshua 7:9

The Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and coming together as one, they will surround us, and they will wipe our name from the earth. And what will you do concerning your great name?"

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, so that you may announce the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.