Isaiah 41:8

New Century Version

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

Cross References

1 Chronicles 16:13

You are the descendants of his servant, Israel; you are the children of Jacob, his chosen people.

2 Chronicles 20:7

Our God, you forced out the people who lived in this land as your people Israel moved in. And you gave this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham.

Psalm 105:6

You are descendants of his servant Abraham, the children of Jacob, his chosen people.

Psalm 135:4

The Lord has chosen the people of Jacob for himself; he has chosen the people of Israel for his very own.

Psalm 136:21

He gave their land as a gift. His love continues forever.

Psalm 136:22

It was a gift to his servants, the Israelites. His love continues forever.

Psalm 33:12

Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his very own.

Isaiah 14:1

The Lord will show mercy to the people of Jacob, and he will again choose the people of Israel. He will settle them in their own land. Then non-Israelite people will join the Israelites and will become a part of the family of Jacob.

Isaiah 29:22

This is what the Lord who set Abraham free says to the family of Jacob: “Now the people of Jacob will not be ashamed or disgraced any longer.

Isaiah 42:1

“Here is my servant, the one I support. He is the one I chose, and I am pleased with him. I have put my Spirit upon him, and he will bring justice to all nations.

Isaiah 42:19

No one is more blind than my servant Israel or more deaf than the messenger I send. No one is more blind than the person I own or more blind than the servant of the Lord.

Isaiah 43:1

Now this is what the Lord says. He created you, people of Jacob; he formed you, people of Israel. He says, “Don’t be afraid, because I have saved you. I have called you by name, and you are mine.

Isaiah 43:10

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

Isaiah 43:5

Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west.

Isaiah 44:21

“People of Jacob, remember these things! People of Israel, remember you are my servants. I made you, and you are my servants. So Israel, I will not forget you.

Isaiah 45:4

I do these things for my servants, the people of Jacob, and for my chosen people, the Israelites. Cyrus, I call you by name, and I give you a title of honor even though you don’t know me.

Isaiah 48:12

“People of Jacob, listen to me. People of Israel, I have called you to be my people. I am God; I am the beginning and the end.

Isaiah 49:3

He told me, “Israel, you are my servant. I will show my glory through you.”

Isaiah 51:2

Look at Abraham, your ancestor, and Sarah, who gave birth to your ancestors. Abraham had no children when I called him, but I blessed him and gave him many descendants.

Isaiah 63:16

You are our father. Abraham doesn’t know we are his children, and Israel doesn’t recognize us. Lord, you are our father. You are called “the one who has always saved us.”

Jeremiah 33:24

“Jeremiah, have you heard what the people are saying? They say: ‘The Lord turned away from the two families of Israel and Judah that he chose.’ Now they don’t think of my people as a nation anymore!”

Leviticus 25:42

This is because the Israelites are my servants, and I brought them out of slavery in Egypt. They must not become slaves again.

Malachi 1:2

The Lord said, “I have loved you.” But you ask, “How have you loved us?” The Lord said, “Esau and Jacob were brothers. I loved Jacob,

Matthew 3:9

And don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘Abraham is our father.’ I tell you that God could make children for Abraham from these rocks.

Galatians 3:19

So what was the law for? It was given to show that the wrong things people do are against God’s will. And it continued until the special descendant, who had been promised, came. The law was given through angels who used Moses for a mediator to give the law to people.

Deuteronomy 10:15

But the Lord cared for and loved your ancestors, and he chose you, their descendants, over all the other nations, just as it is today.

Deuteronomy 14:2

You are holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. He has chosen you from all the people on earth to be his very own.

James 2:23

This shows the full meaning of the Scripture that says: “Abraham believed God, and God accepted Abraham’s faith, and that faith made him right with God.” And Abraham was called God’s friend.