Isaiah 41:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord says, “You, Israel, are my servant. Jacob, I chose you. You are from the family of my friend, Abraham.

Cross References

James 2:23

This shows the full meaning of the Scriptures that say, “Abraham believed God, and because of this faith he was accepted as one who is right with God.” Abraham was called “God’s friend.”

2 Chronicles 20:7

You are our God! You forced the people living in this land to leave. You did this in front of your people Israel. You gave this land to the descendants of Abraham forever. Abraham was your friend.

Deuteronomy 14:2

This is because you are different from other people. You belong to the Lord your God. From all the people in the world, the Lord chose you to be his own special people.

Isaiah 51:2

Abraham is your father, so look at him. Look at Sarah, who gave birth to you. Abraham was alone when I called him. Then I blessed him, and he began a great family with many descendants.”

Isaiah 44:21

“Jacob, remember these things! Israel, remember, you are my servant. I made you, and you are my servant. So, Israel, don’t forget me.

Isaiah 29:22

So the Lord, who made Abraham free, speaks to Jacob’s family. He says, “Now the people of Jacob will not be embarrassed and ashamed.

Psalm 33:12

Great blessings belong to those who have the Lord as their God! He chose them to be his own special people.

Isaiah 43:1

Jacob, the Lord created you. Israel, he made you, and now he says, “Don’t be afraid. I saved you. I named you. You are mine.

Psalm 135:4

The Lord chose Jacob to be his own. Yes, he chose Israel to be his own people.

Jeremiah 33:24

“Jeremiah, have you heard what the people are saying? They are saying, ‘The Lord turned away from the two families of Israel and Judah. He chose those people, but now he does not even accept them as a nation.’”

Isaiah 48:12

“Jacob, listen to me! Israel, I called you to be my people. So listen to me! I am the Beginning, and I am the End.

Matthew 3:9

I know what you are thinking. You want to say, ‘but Abraham is our father!’ That means nothing. I tell you, God could make children for Abraham from these rocks.

Isaiah 63:16

Look, you are our father! Abraham does not know us. Israel does not recognize us. Lord, you are our father! You are the one who has always saved us!

Isaiah 49:3

He told me, “Israel, you are my servant. I will do wonderful things with you.”

Deuteronomy 10:15

The Lord loved your ancestors very much. He loved them so much that he chose you, their descendants, to be his people. He chose you instead of any other nation, and you are still his chosen people today.

Leviticus 25:42

because they are my servants. I brought them out of slavery in Egypt. They must not become slaves again.

Psalm 105:6

You belong to the family of his servant Abraham. You are descendants of Jacob, the people God chose.

Galatians 3:19

So what was the law for? The law was given to show the wrong things people do. The law would continue until the special Descendant of Abraham came. This is the Descendant mentioned in the promise, which came directly from God. But the law was given through angels, and the angels used Moses as a mediator to give the law to the people.

Psalm 136:22

He gave it as a gift to Israel, his servant. His faithful love will last forever.

Isaiah 14:1

The Lord will again show his love to Jacob. He will again choose the people of Israel. He will give them their land. Then the non-Israelites will join the Israelites, and both will become one family—Jacob’s family.

Isaiah 42:1

“Here is my servant, the one I support. He is the one I have chosen, and I am very pleased with him. I have filled him with my Spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 42:19

In all the world, no one is more blind than my servant. No one is more deaf than my messenger. No one is more blind than my chosen people, the servant of the Lord.

Isaiah 43:5

“So don’t be afraid, because I am with you. I will gather your children and bring them to you. I will gather them from the east and from the west.

Isaiah 43:10

The Lord says, “You people are my witnesses and the servant I chose. I chose you so that you would help people believe me. I chose you so that you would understand that ‘I Am He’—I am the true God. There was no God before me, and there will be no God after me.

Isaiah 45:4

I do this for my servant, Jacob. I do it for my chosen people, Israel. Cyrus, I am calling you by name. You don’t know me, but I know you.

Malachi 1:2

The Lord said, “I love you people.” But you said, “What shows you love us?” The Lord said, “Esau was Jacob’s brother, but I chose Jacob.

1 Chronicles 16:13

The people of Israel are his servants. The descendants of Jacob are his chosen people.

Psalm 136:21

He gave their land to Israel. His faithful love will last forever.