Bible Cross References
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Isaiah 1:9
If the LORD Almighty had not let some of the people survive, Jerusalem would have been totally destroyed, just as Sodom and Gomorrah were.
Isaiah 6:13
Even if one person out of ten remains in the land, he too will be destroyed; he will be like the stump of an oak tree that has been cut down." (The stump represents a new beginning for God's people.)
Isaiah 65:8
The LORD says, "No one destroys good grapes; instead, they make wine with them. Neither will I destroy all my people---I will save those who serve me.
Isaiah 65:9
I will bless the Israelites who belong to the tribe of Judah, and their descendants will possess my land of mountains. My chosen people, who serve me, will live there.
Zechariah 13:8
and throughout the land two-thirds of the people will die.
Zechariah 13:9
And I will test the third that survives and will purify them as silver is purified by fire. I will test them as gold is tested. Then they will pray to me, and I will answer them. I will tell them that they are my people, and they will confess that I am their God."
Matthew 24:22
But God has already reduced the number of days; had he not done so, nobody would survive. For the sake of his chosen people, however, God will reduce the days.
Romans 11:5-7
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It is the same way now: there is a small number left of those whom God has chosen because of his grace.
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His choice is based on his grace, not on what they have done. For if God's choice were based on what people do, then his grace would not be real grace.
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What then? The people of Israel did not find what they were looking for. It was only the small group that God chose who found it; the rest grew deaf to God's call.
Romans 11:23-7
Romans 11:24-7
Romans 11:28-32
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Because they reject the Good News, the Jews are God's enemies for the sake of you Gentiles. But because of God's choice, they are his friends because of their ancestors.
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For God does not change his mind about whom he chooses and blesses.
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As for you Gentiles, you disobeyed God in the past; but now you have received God's mercy because the Jews were disobedient.
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In the same way, because of the mercy that you have received, the Jews now disobey God, in order that they also may now receive God's mercy.
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For God has made all people prisoners of disobedience, so that he might show mercy to them all.