Romans 9:25-27

New International Reader's Version

²⁵God says in Hosea,

“I will call those who are not my people ‘my people.’
I will call the one who is not my loved one ‘my loved one.’ ” (Hosea 2:23)

²⁶He also says,

“Once it was said to them,
‘You are not my people.’
In that very place they will be called ‘children of the living God.’ ” (Hosea 1:10)

²⁷Isaiah cries out concerning Israel. He says,

“The number of people from Israel may be like the sand by the sea.
But only a few of them 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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