1 Samuel 12:22

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²⁰ And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;

²¹ And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.

²³ Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:

²⁴ Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
KJV: For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
WEB: For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you a people for himself.
ASV: For Jehovah will not forsake his people for his great name`s sake, because it hath pleased Jehovah to make you a people unto himself.
DARBY: For Jehovah will not cast away his people for his great name's sake; because it has pleased Jehovah to make you his people.
BLB: For YHWH will not forsake His people for the sake of His great name, because it has pleased YHWH to make you⁺ unto Him a people.

ÅB: For Herren vil for sitt store navns skyld ikke forlate sitt folk, siden Herren har funnet for godt å gjøre dere til sitt folk.
OTB: For Herren vil ikke forlate sitt folk for sitt store navns skyld, fordi det har behaget Herren å gjøre dere til sitt folk.
B1930: For Herren vil for sitt store navns skyld ikke forlate sitt folk, siden Herren har funnet for godt å gjøre eder til sitt folk.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 14:2
For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
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Psalms 106:8
Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
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Philippians 1:6
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
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1 Kings 6:13
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
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Jeremiah 14:21
Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
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Joshua 7:9
For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
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Romans 11:29
For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
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Deuteronomy 7:7–8
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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