2 Samuel 7:21

New English Translation

For the sake of your promise and according to your purpose you have done this great thing in order to reveal it to your servant.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 17:19

O Lord, for the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing in order to reveal your greatness.

Psalm 115:1

Not to us, O Lord, not to us! But to your name bring honor, for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness.

Psalm 138:2

I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your name, because of your loyal love and faithfulness, for you have exalted your promise above the entire sky.

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Luke 1:72

He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant –

Luke 10:21

On that same occasion Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will.

Luke 12:32

“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.

1 Corinthians 1:1

From Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,

Ephesians 1:9

He did this when he revealed to us the secret of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,

Ephesians 3:11

This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

Ephesians 4:32

Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.

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.