Jeremiah 1:5

New Living Translation

“I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”

Cross References

Psalm 139:15

You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.

Psalm 139:16

You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.

Exodus 33:12

One day Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Take these people up to the Promised Land.’ But you haven’t told me whom you will send with me. You have told me, ‘I know you by name, and I look favorably on you.’

Exodus 33:17

The Lord replied to Moses, “I will indeed do what you have asked, for I look favorably on you, and I know you by name.”

Isaiah 44:2

The Lord who made you and helps you says: Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant, O dear Israel, my chosen one.

Isaiah 49:1

Listen to me, all you in distant lands! Pay attention, you who are far away! The Lord called me before my birth; from within the womb he called me by name.

Isaiah 49:5

And now the Lord speaks— the one who formed me in my mother’s womb to be his servant, who commissioned me to bring Israel back to him. The Lord has honored me, and my God has given me strength.

Jeremiah 1:10

Today I appoint you to stand up against nations and kingdoms. Some you must uproot and tear down, destroy and overthrow. Others you must build up and plant.”

Jeremiah 1:4

The Lord gave me this message:

Jeremiah 20:15

I curse the messenger who told my father, “Good news—you have a son!”

Jeremiah 25:13

I will bring upon them all the terrors I have promised in this book—all the penalties announced by Jeremiah against the nations.

Jeremiah 36:2

“Get a scroll, and write down all my messages against Israel, Judah, and the other nations. Begin with the first message back in the days of Josiah, and write down every message, right up to the present time.

Jeremiah 50:34

But the one who redeems them is strong. His name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. He will defend them and give them rest again in Israel. But for the people of Babylon there will be no rest!

Luke 1:15

for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

Luke 1:41

At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Luke 1:76

“And you, my little son, will be called the prophet of the Most High, because you will prepare the way for the Lord.

John 10:36

why do you call it blasphemy when I say, ‘I am the Son of God’? After all, the Father set me apart and sent me into the world.

Romans 1:1

This letter is from Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News.

Romans 8:29

For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

1 Corinthians 8:3

But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.

Ephesians 1:22

God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church.