Romans 9:25-27

Contemporary English Version

²⁵^(A) just as the Lord says in the book of Hosea,

“Although they are not
my people,
I will make them my people.
I will treat with love
those nations
that have never been loved.

²⁶^(B) “Once they were told,
‘You are not my people.’
But in that very place
they will be called
children of the living God.”

²⁷^(C) And this is what the prophet Isaiah said about the people of Israel,

“The people of Israel
    are as many
as the grains of sand
    along the beach.
But only a few who are left
    will be saved.

Romans 9:25-27

New International Version

²⁵As he says in Hosea:

“I will call them ‘my people’ who are not my people;
and I will call her ‘my loved one’ who is not my loved one,”^[a]^(A)

²⁶and,

“In the very place where it was said to them,
‘You are not my people,’
there they will be called ‘children of the living God.’”^[b]^(B)

²⁷Isaiah cries out concerning Israel:

“Though the number of the Israelites be like the sand by the sea,^(C)
only the remnant will be saved.^(D)

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