1 Samuel 12:22

New International Reader's Version

But the Lord will be true to his great name. He won’t turn his back on his people. That’s because he was pleased to make you his own people.

Cross References

1 Kings 6:13

I will live among my people Israel. I will not desert them.”

1 Kings 8:57

May the Lord our God be with us, just as he was with our people who lived long ago. May he never leave us. May he never desert us.

2 Kings 14:27

The Lord hadn’t said he would wipe out Israel’s name from the earth. So he saved them by the power of Jeroboam, the son of Jehoash.

2 Kings 21:14

I will desert those who remain among my people. I will hand them over to their enemies. All their enemies will rob them.

1 Chronicles 28:9

“My son Solomon, always remember the God of your father. Serve him with all your heart. Do it with a mind that wants to obey him. The Lord looks deep down inside every heart. He understands every desire and every thought. If you look to him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will turn his back on you forever.

2 Chronicles 15:2

Azariah went out to meet Asa. He said to him, “Asa and all you people of Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you really look for him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will desert you.

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to listen to you. They forgot the miracles you had done among them. So they became stubborn. When they refused to obey you, they appointed a leader for themselves. They wanted to go back to being slaves in Egypt. But you are a God who forgives. You are gracious. You are tender and kind. You are slow to get angry. You are full of love. So you didn’t desert them.

Psalm 106:8

But he saved them for the honor of his name. He did it to make his mighty power known.

Psalm 94:14

The Lord won’t say no to his people. He will never desert those who belong to him.

Exodus 32:12

Why should the Egyptians say, ‘He brought them out to hurt them. He wanted to kill them in the mountains. He wanted to wipe them off the face of the earth’? Turn away from your great anger. Please take pity on your people. Don’t destroy them!

Isaiah 37:35

‘I will guard this city and save it. I will do it for myself. And I will do it for my servant David.’ ”

Isaiah 41:17

“Those who are poor and needy search for water. But there isn’t any. Their tongues are dry because they are thirsty. But I will help them. I am the Lord. I will not desert them. I am Israel’s God.

Isaiah 42:16

Israel is blind. So I will lead them along paths they had not known before. I will guide them on roads they are not familiar with. I will turn the darkness into light as they travel. I will make the rough places smooth. Those are the things I will do. I will not desert my people.

Isaiah 43:25

“I am the one who wipes out your lawless acts. I do it because of who I am. I will not remember your sins anymore.

Isaiah 43:7

Bring back everyone who belongs to me. I created them to bring glory to me. I formed them and made them.”

Isaiah 48:11

I tried to purify you for my own honor. I did it for the honor of my name. How can I let myself be dishonored? I will not give up my glory to any other god.

Isaiah 49:15

The Lord answers, “Can a mother forget the baby who is nursing at her breast? Can she stop having tender love for the child who was born to her? She might forget her child. But I will not forget you.

Isaiah 63:8

In the past he said, “They are my people. They are children who will be faithful to me.” So he saved them.

Jeremiah 14:21

For the honor of your name, don’t turn your back on us. Don’t bring shame on your glorious throne in the temple. Remember the covenant you made with us. Please don’t break it.

Jeremiah 14:7

Lord, our sins are a witness against us. But do something for the honor of your name. We have often turned away from you. We’ve sinned against you.

Jeremiah 14:9

Why are you like a man taken by surprise? Why are you like a soldier who can’t save anyone? Lord, you are among us. And we are your people. Please don’t desert us!

Lamentations 5:20

Why do you always forget us? Why have you deserted us for so long?

Ezekiel 20:14

But I wanted my name to be honored. I kept it from being treated as if it were not holy. I did not want that to happen in front of the nations. They had seen me bring Israel out of Egypt.

Ezekiel 20:9

I wanted my name to be honored. So I brought my people out of Egypt. I did it to keep my name from being treated as if it were not holy. I didn’t want this to happen in front of the nations around my people. I had made myself known to Israel in the sight of those nations.

Malachi 1:2

“Israel, I have loved you,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’ “Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” says the Lord. “But I chose Jacob

Matthew 11:26

Yes, Father. This is what you wanted to do.

John 15:16

You did not choose me. Instead, I chose you. I appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit that will last. I also appointed you so that the Father will give you what you ask for. He will give you whatever you ask for in my name.

Romans 11:1

So here is what I ask. Did God turn his back on his people? Not at all! I myself belong to Israel. I am one of Abraham’s children. I am from the tribe of Benjamin.

Romans 11:29

God does not take back his gifts. He does not change his mind about those he has chosen.

1 Corinthians 4:7

Who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you brag as though you did not?

Ephesians 1:12

We were the first to put our hope in Christ. We were chosen to bring praise to his glory.

Ephesians 1:6

All those things bring praise to his glorious grace. God freely gave us his grace because of the One he loves.

Deuteronomy 14:2

You are a holy nation. The Lord your God has set you apart for himself. He has chosen you to be his special treasure. He chose you out of all the nations on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 31:17

In that day I will become angry with them. I will desert them. I will turn my face away from them. And they will be destroyed. Many horrible troubles and hard times will come on them. On that day they will say, ‘Trouble has come on us. Our God isn’t with us!’

Deuteronomy 31:6

Be strong and brave. Don’t be afraid of them. Don’t be terrified because of them. The Lord your God will go with you. He will never leave you. He’ll never desert you.”

Deuteronomy 31:8

The Lord himself will go ahead of you. He will be with you. He will never leave you. He’ll never desert you. So don’t be afraid. Don’t lose hope.”

Deuteronomy 7:6

You are a holy nation. The Lord your God has set you apart for himself. He has chosen you to be his special treasure. He chose you out of all the nations on the face of the earth to be his people.

Deuteronomy 9:5

You are not going in to take over their land because you have done what is right or honest. It’s because those nations are so evil. That’s why the Lord your God will drive them out to make room for you. He will do what he said he would do. He made a promise to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Philippians 1:6

God began a good work in you. And I am sure that he will carry it on until it is completed. That will be on the day Christ Jesus returns.

Hebrews 13:5

Don’t be controlled by love for money. Be happy with what you have. God has said, “I will never leave you. I will never desert you.” (Deuteronomy 31:6)

Joshua 7:9

The Canaanites will hear about it. So will everyone else in the country. They will surround us. They’ll erase any mention of our name from the face of the earth. Then what will you do when people don’t honor your great name anymore?”

1 Peter 2:9

But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are God’s special treasure. You are all these things so that you can give him praise. God brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.