1 Samuel 12:22

New English Translation

The Lord will not abandon his people because he wants to uphold his great reputation. The Lord was pleased to make you his own people.

Cross References

1 Kings 6:13

I will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel.”

1 Kings 8:57

May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us.

2 Kings 14:27

The Lord had not decreed that he would blot out Israel’s memory from under heaven, so he delivered them through Jeroboam son of Joash.

2 Kings 21:14

I will abandon this last remaining tribe among my people and hand them over to their enemies; they will be plundered and robbed by all their enemies,

1 Chronicles 28:9

“And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.

2 Chronicles 15:2

He met Asa and told him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you when you are loyal to him. If you seek him, he will respond to you, but if you reject him, he will reject you.

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. You did not abandon them,

Psalm 106:8

Yet he delivered them for the sake of his reputation, that he might reveal his power.

Psalm 94:14

Certainly the Lord does not forsake his people; he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.

Exodus 32:12

Why should the Egyptians say, ‘For evil he led them out to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the earth’? Turn from your burning anger, and relent of this evil against your people.

Isaiah 37:35

I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.”’”

Isaiah 41:17

The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched from thirst. I, the Lord, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.

Isaiah 42:16

I will lead the blind along an unfamiliar way; I will guide them down paths they have never traveled. I will turn the darkness in front of them into light, and level out the rough ground. This is what I will do for them. I will not abandon them.

Isaiah 43:25

I, I am the one who blots out your rebellious deeds for my sake; your sins I do not remember.

Isaiah 43:7

everyone who belongs to me, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed – yes, whom I made!

Isaiah 48:11

For my sake alone I will act, for how can I allow my name to be defiled? I will not share my glory with anyone else!

Isaiah 49:15

Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast? Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne? Even if mothers were to forget, I could never forget you!

Isaiah 63:8

He said, “Certainly they will be my people, children who are not disloyal.” He became their deliverer.

Jeremiah 14:21

For the honor of your name, do not treat Jerusalem with contempt. Do not treat with disdain the place where your glorious throne sits. Be mindful of your covenant with us. Do not break it!

Jeremiah 14:7

Then I said, “O Lord, intervene for the honor of your name even though our sins speak out against us. Indeed, we have turned away from you many times. We have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 14:9

Why should you be like someone who is helpless, like a champion who cannot save anyone? You are indeed with us, and we belong to you. Do not abandon us!”

Lamentations 5:20

Why do you keep on forgetting us? Why do you forsake us so long?

Ezekiel 20:14

I acted for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

Ezekiel 20:9

I acted for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations among whom they lived, before whom I revealed myself by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.

Malachi 1:2

“I have shown love to you,” says the Lord, but you say, “How have you shown love to us?” “Esau was Jacob’s brother,” the Lord explains, “yet I chose Jacob

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.

John 15:16

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.

Romans 11:1

So I ask, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

Romans 11:29

For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who concedes you any superiority? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as though you did not?

Ephesians 1:12

so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, would be to the praise of his glory.

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.

Deuteronomy 14:2

For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 31:17

At that time my anger will erupt against them and I will abandon them and hide my face from them until they are devoured. Many disasters and distresses will overcome them so that they will say at that time, ‘Have not these disasters overcome us because our God is not among us?’

Deuteronomy 31:6

Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or tremble before them, for the Lord your God is the one who is going with you. He will not fail you or abandon you!”

Deuteronomy 31:8

The Lord is indeed going before you – he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged!”

Deuteronomy 7:6

For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 9:5

It is not because of your righteousness, or even your inner uprightness, that you have come here to possess their land. Instead, because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord your God is driving them out ahead of you in order to confirm the promise he made on oath to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Philippians 1:6

For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 13:5

Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”

Joshua 7:9

When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will turn against us and destroy the very memory of us from the earth. What will you do to protect your great reputation?”

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.