23 And He did so to make known (A)the riches of His glory upon (B)objects of mercy, which He (C)prepared beforehand for glory, 24 namely us, whom He also (D)called, (E)not only from among Jews, but also from among Gentiles, 25 as He also says in Hosea:

(F)I will call those who were not My people, ‘My people,’
And her who was not beloved, ‘beloved.’”
26 (G)And it shall be that in the place where it was said to them, ‘you are not My people,’
There they shall be called sons of (H)the living God.”

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23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory(A) known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory(B) 24 even us, whom he also called,(C) not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?(D) 25 As 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](E)

26 and,

“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](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:25 Hosea 2:23
  2. Romans 9:26 Hosea 1:10

But you are (A)a chosen people, a royal (B)priesthood, a (C)holy nation, (D)a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you (E)out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 (F)for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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But you are a chosen people,(A) a royal priesthood,(B) a holy nation,(C) God’s special possession,(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(E) 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(F) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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