Deuteronomy 26:18

Contemporary English Version 1995

Since you have agreed to obey the Lord, he has agreed that you will be his people and that you will belong to him, just as he promised.

Cross References

Titus 2:14

He gave himself to rescue us from everything evil and to make our hearts pure. He wanted us to be his own people and to be eager to do right.

Deuteronomy 28:9

If you follow and obey the Lord, he will make you his own special people, just as he promised.

Deuteronomy 14:2

Out of all the nations on this earth, the Lord your God chose you to be his own. You belong to the Lord, so don't behave like those who worship other gods.

Deuteronomy 7:6

Israel, you are the chosen people of the Lord your God. There are many nations on this earth, but he chose only Israel to be his very own.

Exodus 6:7

I will accept you as my people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I was the one who rescued you from the Egyptians.

Romans 16:26

but now at last it has been told. The eternal God commanded his prophets to write about the good news, so that all nations would obey and have faith.

Psalm 119:6

Thinking about your commands will keep me from doing some foolish thing.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are God's chosen and special people. You are a group of royal priests and a holy nation. God has brought you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things he has done. The Scriptures say,

Deuteronomy 4:20

But you are the Lord's people, because he rescued you from Egypt, that fiery furnace.

Deuteronomy 29:13

In this agreement, the Lord promised that you would be his people and that he would be your God. He first made this promise to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and today the Lord is making this same promise to you. But it isn't just for you; it is also for your descendants.

Zephaniah 3:20

I will lead you home, and with your own eyes you will see me bless you with all you once owned. Then you will be famous everywhere on this earth. I, the Lord, have spoken!

Leviticus 20:26

I am the Lord, the holy God. You have been chosen to be my people, and so you must be holy too.

Deuteronomy 27:10

So you must obey his laws and teachings that I am giving you.”

Deuteronomy 28:1

Today I am giving you the laws and teachings of the Lord your God. Always obey them, and the Lord will make Israel the most famous and important nation on earth, and he will bless you in many ways.

2 Samuel 7:24

You have chosen Israel to be your people forever, and you have become their God.

Psalm 135:4

He chose the family of Jacob and the people of Israel for his very own.

Jeremiah 13:11

These shorts were tight around your waist, and that's how tightly I held onto the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. I wanted them to be my people. I wanted to make them famous, so that other nations would praise and honor me, but they refused to obey me.