Deuteronomy 7:8

Good News Translation

But the Lord loved you and wanted to keep the promise that he made to your ancestors. That is why he saved you by his great might and set you free from slavery to the king of Egypt.

Cross References

Genesis 19:16

Lot hesitated. The Lord, however, had pity on him; so the men took him, his wife, and his two daughters by the hand and led them out of the city.

Genesis 19:29

But when God destroyed the cities of the valley where Lot was living, he kept Abraham in mind and allowed Lot to escape to safety.

2 Samuel 22:20

He helped me out of danger; he saved me because he was pleased with me.

1 Kings 10:9

Praise the Lord your God! He has shown how pleased he is with you by making you king of Israel. Because his love for Israel is eternal, he has made you their king so that you can maintain law and justice.”

1 Chronicles 16:16

the covenant he made with Abraham, the promise he made to Isaac.

2 Chronicles 9:8

Praise the Lord your God! He has shown how pleased he is with you by making you king, to rule in his name. Because he loves his people Israel and wants to preserve them forever, he has made you their king so that you can maintain law and justice.”

Psalm 105:42

He remembered his sacred promise to Abraham his servant.

Psalm 44:3

Your people did not conquer the land with their swords; they did not win it by their own power; it was by your power and your strength, by the assurance of your presence, which showed that you loved them.

Psalm 44:4

You are my king and my God; you give victory to your people,

Exodus 13:14

In the future, when your son asks what this observance means, you will answer him, ‘By using great power the Lord brought us out of Egypt, the place where we were slaves.

Exodus 13:3

Moses said to the people, “Remember this day—the day on which you left Egypt, the place where you were slaves. This is the day the Lord brought you out by his great power. No leavened bread is to be eaten.

Exodus 20:2

“I am the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt, where you were slaves.

Exodus 32:13

Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Remember the solemn promise you made to them to give them as many descendants as there are stars in the sky and to give their descendants all that land you promised would be their possession forever.”

Exodus 6:6

So tell the Israelites that I say to them, ‘I am the Lord; I will rescue you and set you free from your slavery to the Egyptians. I will raise my mighty arm to bring terrible punishment upon them, and I will save you.

Isaiah 43:4

I will give up whole nations to save your life, because you are precious to me and because I love you and give you honor.

Isaiah 63:9

from all their suffering. It was not an angel, but the Lord himself who saved them. In his love and compassion he rescued them. He had always taken care of them in the past,

Jeremiah 31:3

I appeared to them from far away. People of Israel, I have always loved you, so I continue to show you my constant love.

Ezekiel 36:22

“Now then, give the Israelites the message that I, the Sovereign Lord, have for them: What I am going to do is not for the sake of you Israelites, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have disgraced in every country where you have gone.

Micah 6:4

I brought you out of Egypt; I rescued you from slavery; I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to lead you.

Micah 7:20

You will show your faithfulness and constant love to your people, the descendants of Abraham and of Jacob, as you promised our ancestors long ago.

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is with you; his power gives you victory. The Lord will take delight in you, and in his love he will give you new life. He will sing and be joyful over you,

Malachi 1:2

The Lord says to his people, “I have always loved you.” But they reply, “How have you shown your love for us?” The Lord answers, “Esau and Jacob were brothers, but I have loved Jacob and his descendants,

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, this was how you were pleased to have it happen.

Luke 1:55

He has remembered to show mercy to Abraham and to all his descendants forever!”

Romans 11:28

Because they reject the Good News, the Jews are God's enemies for the sake of you Gentiles. But because of God's choice, they are his friends because of their ancestors.

Deuteronomy 1:8

All of this is the land which I, the Lord, promised to give to your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants. Go and occupy it.’”

Deuteronomy 10:15

But the Lord's love for your ancestors was so strong that he chose you instead of any other people, and you are still his chosen people.

Deuteronomy 23:6

As long as you are a nation, never do anything to help these nations or to make them prosperous.

Deuteronomy 33:3

The Lord loves his people and protects those who belong to him. So we bow at his feet and obey his commands.

Deuteronomy 4:20

But you are the people he rescued from Egypt, that blazing furnace. He brought you out to make you his own people, as you are today.

Deuteronomy 4:34

Has any god ever dared to go and take a people from another nation and make them his own, as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt? Before your very eyes he used his great power and strength; he brought plagues and war, worked miracles and wonders, and caused terrifying things to happen.

Deuteronomy 4:37

Because he loved your ancestors, he chose you, and by his great power he himself brought you out of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 5:6

‘I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves.

1 John 4:19

We love because God first loved us.

1 Samuel 12:22

The Lord has made a solemn promise, and he will not abandon you, for he has decided to make you his own people.