The Lord

Psalm 115:1
Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.

Romans 9:11-15, 18, 21
Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God's plan of election might stand, . . .

Romans 11:6
And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.

1 John 3:1
Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

1 John 4:10
And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

ye were

Deuteronomy 10:22
Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Isaiah 51:2
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who bore you. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.

Matthew 7:14
But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Luke 12:32
Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

Romans 9:27-29
Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved. . . .