Exodus 19:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Now if you will faithfully obey me, you will be my very own people. The whole world is mine,

Cross References

Genesis 17:9

Abraham, you and all future members of your family must promise to obey me.

1 Kings 8:53

When you brought our ancestors out of Egypt, you told your servant Moses to say to them, “From all people on earth, the LORD God has chosen you to be his very own.”

1 Chronicles 17:22

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

Job 41:11

I am in command of the world and in debt to no one.

Job 41:3

Will it beg for mercy?

Psalm 135:4

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

Psalm 24:1

The earth and everything on it belong to the LORD. The world and its people belong to him.

Psalm 25:10

In everything you do, you are kind and faithful to everyone who keeps our agreement with you.

Exodus 15:26

Then he said, “I am the LORD your God, and I cure your diseases. If you obey me by doing right and by following my laws and teachings, I won't punish you with the diseases I sent on the Egyptians.”

Exodus 23:22

If you faithfully obey him, I will be a fierce enemy of your enemies.

Exodus 24:7

Then he read aloud the LORD's commands and promises, and the people shouted, “We will obey the LORD and do everything he has commanded!”

Exodus 34:9

He prayed, “LORD, if you really are pleased with me, I pray that you will go with us. It is true that these people are sinful and rebellious, but forgive our sin and let us be your people.”

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.

Exodus 8:22

“The LORD's people in Goshen won't be bothered by flies, but your people in the rest of the country will be tormented by them. That's how you will know that the LORD is here in Egypt. This miracle will happen tomorrow.”

Exodus 9:29

Moses answered, “As soon as I leave the city, I will lift my arms in prayer. When the thunder and hail stop, you will know that the earth belongs to the LORD.

Song of Solomon 8:12

My vineyard is mine alone! Solomon can keep his silver and the others can keep their share of the profits.

Isaiah 1:19

If you willingly obey me, the best crops in the land will be yours.

Isaiah 41:8

Israel, you are my servant. I chose you, the family of my friend Abraham.

Isaiah 43:1

Descendants of Jacob, I, the LORD, created you and formed your nation. Israel, don't be afraid. I have rescued you. I have called you by name; now you belong to me.

Isaiah 56:4

To them, I, the LORD, say: Respect the Sabbath, obey me completely, and keep our agreement.

Jeremiah 10:16

But you, Israel's God, created all things, and you chose Israel to be your very own. Your name is the LORD All-Powerful.

Jeremiah 13:11

These shorts were tight around your waist, and that's how tightly I held on to 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 honour me, but they refused to obey me.

Jeremiah 7:23

Instead, I told them, “If you listen to me and do what I tell you, I will be your God, you will be my people, and all will go well for you.”

Ezekiel 16:8

When I saw you again, you were old enough to have sex. So I covered your naked body with my own robe. Then I solemnly promised that you would belong to me and that I, the LORD God, would take care of you.

Leviticus 20:24

I am the LORD your God, and I have promised you their land that is rich with milk and honey. I have chosen you to be different from other people.

Amos 3:2

Of all nations on earth, you are the only one I have chosen. That's why I will punish you because of your sins.

Amos 6:1

Do you rulers in Jerusalem and in the city of Samaria feel safe and at ease? Everyone bows down to you, and you think you are better than any other nation. But you are in for trouble!

Malachi 3:17

Then the LORD All-Powerful said: You people are precious to me, and when I come to bring justice, I will protect you, just as parents protect an obedient child.

1 Corinthians 10:26

The Scriptures say, “The earth and everything in it belong to the Lord.”

1 Corinthians 10:28

But if you are told that it has been sacrificed to idols, don't cause a problem by eating it. I don't mean a problem for yourself, but for the one who told you. Why should my freedom be limited by someone else's conscience?

Deuteronomy 10:14

Everything belongs to the LORD your God, not only the earth and everything on it, but also the sky and the highest heavens.

Deuteronomy 11:27

Today I am giving you his laws, and if you obey him, he will bless you.

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 14:21

You belong to the LORD your God, so if you happen to find a dead animal, don't eat its meat. You may give it to foreigners who live in your town or sell it to foreigners who are visiting your town. Don't boil a young goat in its mother's milk.

Deuteronomy 26:18

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.

Deuteronomy 26:19

The LORD created all nations, but he will make you more famous than any of them, and you will receive more praise and honour. You will belong only to the LORD your God, just as he promised.

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.

Deuteronomy 28:9

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

Deuteronomy 4:20

But you are the LORD's people, because he led you through fiery trials and rescued you from Egypt.

Deuteronomy 5:2

The LORD our God made an agreement with our nation at Mount Sinai.

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.

Deuteronomy 9:29

But you, our LORD, chose the people of Israel to be your own, and with your mighty power you rescued them from Egypt.

Titus 2:14

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

Hebrews 11:8

Abraham had faith and obeyed God. He was told to go to the land that God had said would be his, and he left for a country he had never seen.

Hebrews 8:9

It won't be like the agreement that I made with their ancestors, when I took them by the hand and led them out of Egypt. They broke their agreement with me, and I stopped caring about them!

Joshua 24:24

The people said, “The LORD is our God, and we will worship and obey only him.”

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 marvellous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things that he has done. The Scriptures say,

1 Samuel 15:22

“Tell me,” Samuel said. “Does the LORD really want sacrifices and offerings? No! He doesn't want your sacrifices. He wants you to obey him.