Romans 9:25
New King James Version
25 As He says also in Hosea:
(A)“I will call them My people, who were not My people,
And her beloved, who was not beloved.”
Hosea 2:23
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23 Then (A)I will sow her for Myself in the earth,
(B)And I will have mercy on her who had [a]not obtained mercy;
Then (C)I will say to those who were [b]not My people,
‘You are [c]My people!’
And they shall say, ‘You are my God!’ ”
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:23 Heb. lo-ruhamah
- Hosea 2:23 Heb. lo-ammi
- Hosea 2:23 Heb. ammi
1 Peter 2:10
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10 (A)who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
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Ezekiel 16:8
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8 “When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love; (A)so I spread [a]My wing over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I (B)swore an oath to you and entered into a (C)covenant with you, and (D)you became Mine,” says the Lord God.
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- Ezekiel 16:8 Or the corner of My garment
Romans 1:7
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7 To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, (A)called to be saints:
(B)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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John 16:27
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27 (A)for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and (B)have believed that I came forth from God.
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Hosea 1:1-2
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Hosea’s Unfaithful Wife
1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of (A)Uzziah, (B)Jotham, (C)Ahaz, and (D)Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of (E)Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
The Family of Hosea
2 When the Lord began to speak by Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea:
(F)“Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry
And children of harlotry,
For (G)the land has committed great [a]harlotry
By departing from the Lord.”
Footnotes
- Hosea 1:2 Spiritual adultery
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