Deu 7:6-7, Psa 135:4, Isa 41:8-9, 42:1, 65:8-10, Mat 11:25-26, 24:22, 24 | ESV | STEP | For you are a people holy to the Lord your God . The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession , out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth .

6 “For ^ayou are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be ^ba people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. 7 It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples,

Psalms 135:4

4 For the Lord has ^cchosen Jacob for himself,
Israel as his ^down possession.

Isaiah 41:8-9

8 But you, Israel, ^emy servant,
Jacob, ^fwhom I have chosen,
the offspring of Abraham, ^gmy friend;
9 you whom I took from the ends of the earth,
and called ^hfrom its farthest corners,
saying to you, “You are ⁱmy servant,
^jI have chosen you and not cast you off”;

Isaiah 42:1

The Lord’s Chosen Servant

1 ^kBehold ^lmy servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, ^min whom my soul delights;
ⁿI have put my Spirit upon him;
^ohe will bring forth justice to the nations.

Isaiah 65:8-10

8 Thus says the Lord:
^p“As the new wine is found in the cluster,
and they say, ‘Do not destroy it,
for there is a blessing in it,’
so I will do for my servants’ sake,
^qand not destroy them all.
9 ^rI will bring forth offspring from Jacob,
and from Judah possessors of my mountains;
my chosen shall possess it,
and my servants shall dwell there.
10 ^sSharon shall become a pasture for flocks,
and ^tthe Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down,
for my people ^uwho have sought me.

Matthew 11:25-26

Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest

25 ^vAt that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, ^wLord of heaven and earth, that ^xyou have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and ^yrevealed them to little children; 26 yes, Father, for such was your ^zgracious will. ^{▼▼Or for so it pleased you well}

Matthew 24:22

22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for ^abthe sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

Matthew 24:24

24 For ^acfalse christs and ^adfalse prophets will arise and ^aeperform great signs and wonders, ^afso as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.