Isaiah 41:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

James 2:23

This is what the Scriptures mean by saying, “Abraham had faith in God, and God was pleased with him.” That's how Abraham became God's friend.

2 Chronicles 20:7

Our God, you forced out the nations who lived in this land before your people Israel came here, and you gave it to the descendants of your friend Abraham for ever.

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.

Isaiah 51:2

God chose Abraham and Sarah to be your ancestors. The LORD blessed Abraham, and from that one man came many descendants.

Isaiah 44:21

People of Israel, you are my servant, so remember all of this. Israel, I created you, and you are my servant. I won't forget you.

Isaiah 29:22

The LORD who rescued Abraham has this to say about Jacob's descendants: “They will no longer be ashamed and disgraced.

Psalm 33:12

The LORD blesses each nation that worships only him. He blesses his chosen ones.

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.

Psalm 135:4

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

Jeremiah 33:24

You've heard foreigners insult my people by saying, “The LORD chose Israel and Judah, but now he has rejected them, and they are no longer a nation.”

Isaiah 48:12

Israel, my chosen people, listen to me. I alone am the LORD, the first and the last.

Matthew 3:9

And don't start telling yourselves that you belong to Abraham's family. I tell you that God can turn these stones into children for Abraham.

Isaiah 63:16

Our ancestors Abraham and Jacob have both rejected us. But you are still our Father; you have been our protector since ancient times.

Isaiah 49:3

The LORD said to me, “Israel, you are my servant; and because of you I will be highly honoured.”

Deuteronomy 10:15

Yet the LORD loved your ancestors and wanted them to belong to him. So he chose them and their descendants rather than any other nation, and today you are still his people.

Leviticus 25:42

I brought them out of Egypt to be my servants, not to be sold as slaves.

Psalm 105:6

You belong to the family of Abraham, his servant; you are his chosen ones, the descendants of Jacob.

Galatians 3:19

What is the use of the Law? It was given later to show that we sin. But it was only supposed to last until the coming of that descendant who was given the promise. In fact, angels gave the Law to Moses, and he gave it to the people.

Psalm 136:22

He gave their land to Israel, the people who serve him. God's love never fails.

Isaiah 14:1

The LORD will have mercy on Israel and will let them be his chosen people once again. He will bring them back to their own land, and foreigners will join them as part of Israel.

Isaiah 42:1

Here is my servant! I have made him strong. He is my chosen one; I am pleased with him. I have given him my Spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 42:19

No one is as blind or deaf as his messenger, his chosen servant,

Isaiah 43:5

Don't be afraid! I am with you. From both east and west I will bring you together.

Isaiah 43:10

My people, you are my witnesses and my chosen servant. I want you to know me, to trust me, and understand that I alone am God. I have always been God; there can be no others.

Isaiah 45:4

Cyrus, you don't even know me! But I have called you by name and highly honoured you because of Israel, my chosen servant.

Malachi 1:2

Israel, I, the LORD, have loved you. And yet you ask in what way have I loved you. Don't forget that Esau was the brother of your ancestor Jacob, but I chose Jacob

1 Chronicles 16:13

You belong to the family of Israel, his servant; you are his chosen ones, the descendants of Jacob.

Psalm 136:21

God took away their land. God's love never fails.