Deuteronomy 7:7

It is not because you were more numerous than all the other peoples that the Lord favored and chose you -- for in fact you were the least numerous of all peoples.

Deuteronomy 10:22

When your ancestors went down to Egypt, they numbered only seventy, but now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of the sky.

Psalm 115:1

Not to us, O Lord, not to us! But to your name bring honor, for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness.

Isaiah 51:2

Look at Abraham, your father, and Sarah, who gave you birth. When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, but I blessed him and gave him numerous descendants.

Matthew 7:14

But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Luke 12:32

"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.

Romans 9:11-15

even before they were born or had done anything good or bad (so that God's purpose in election would stand, not by works but by his calling) --

Romans 9:18

So then, God has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden.

Romans 9:21

Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special use and another for ordinary use?

Romans 9:27-29

And Isaiah cries out on behalf of Israel, "Though the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved,

Romans 11:6

And if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

1 John 3:1

(See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God's children -- and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him.

1 John 4:10

In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:

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Ye were

Deuteronomy 10:22
When your ancestors went down to Egypt, they numbered only seventy, but now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of the sky.
Isaiah 51:2
Look at Abraham, your father, and Sarah, who gave you birth. When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, but I blessed him and gave him numerous descendants.
Matthew 7:14
But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Luke 12:32
"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
Romans 9:27
And Isaiah cries out on behalf of Israel, "Though the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved,

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Deuteronomy 10:15
However, only to your ancestors did he show his loving favor, and he chose you, their descendants, from all peoples -- as is apparent today.
Ezekiel 36:22
"Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake that I am about to act, O house of Israel, but for the sake of my holy reputation which you profaned among the nations where you went.

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