Isaiah 43:4

Easy To Read Version

You are very important to me, so I will honor you. I love you, and I will give all people and nations so you can live.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

I will build a great nation from you. I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people.

Psalm 112:9

That person freely gives things\par to poor people.\par And his goodness will continue forever.\par

Psalm 135:4

The Lord chose Jacob. {\cf2\super [626]} \par Israel belongs to God.\par

Isaiah 49:5

The Lord made me in my mother’s body\par so I could be his servant,\par and lead Jacob and Israel back to him.\par The Lord will honor me.\par I will get my strength from my God.”\par

Isaiah 63:9

The people had many troubles,\par but the Lord was not against them.\par The Lord loved the people\par and felt sorry for them.\par So the Lord saved them.\par He sent his special angel to save them.\par He picked them up and carried them,\par and \{he will take care of them\} forever.\par

Jeremiah 31:3

From far away, the Lord\par will appear to his people.\par

Hosea 11:1

\{The Lord said,\}“I loved Israel when he was a child,\par and I called my son out of Egypt.\par

Malachi 1:2

The Lord said, “I love you people.”

Malachi 3:17

You have taught wrong things. And those wrong teachings made the Lord very sad. You taught that God likes people that do bad things. You said God thinks those people are good. And you taught that God does not punish people for doing bad things.

John 16:27

And you will tell people about me too, because you have been with me from the beginning.

John 17:23

I will be in them, and you will be in me. So they will be completely one. Then the world will know that you sent me. And the world will know that you loved these people the same as you loved me.

John 17:26

I showed them what you are like. And again I will show them what you are like. Then they will have the same love that you have for me. And I will live in them.”

John 5:44

You like to have praise from each other. But you never try to get the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?

Deuteronomy 14:2

Why? Because you are different from other people. You are the Lord’s special people. From all the people in the world, the Lord your God chose you to be his own special people.

Deuteronomy 26:18

And today the Lord has accepted you to be his own people. He has promised you this. The Lord also said that you must obey all his commands.

Deuteronomy 4:37

“The Lord loved your ancestors. [20] That is why he chose you, their descendants. [21] And that is why the Lord brought you out of Egypt. He was with you and brought you out with his great power.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us. He died to free us from all evil. He died to make us pure people that belong only to him—people that are always wanting to do good things.

1 Peter 1:7

Why do these troubles happen? To prove that your faith is pure (true). This purity of faith is worth more than gold. Gold can be proved to be pure by fire, but gold will ruin. The purity of your faith will bring you praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ appears (comes).

1 Peter 2:9

But you are chosen people. You are the King’s priests. You are a holy {\cf2\super [20]} nation of people. You are people who belong to God. God chose you to tell about the wonderful things he has done. He called (brought) you out of darkness (sin) into his wonderful light.

Revelation 3:9

Listen! There is a synagogue (group) that belongs to Satan (the devil). Those people say they are Jews, but they are liars. Those people are not \{true\} Jews. I will make those people come before you and bow at your feet. They will know that you are the people I have loved.