Romans 9:25
New Living Translation
25 Concerning the Gentiles, God says in the prophecy of Hosea,
“Those who were not my people,
I will now call my people.
And I will love those
whom I did not love before.”[a]
Hosea 2:23
New Living Translation
23 At that time I will plant a crop of Israelites
and raise them for myself.
I will show love
to those I called ‘Not loved.’[a]
And to those I called ‘Not my people,’[b]
I will say, ‘Now you are my people.’
And they will reply, ‘You are our God!’”
1 Peter 2:10
New Living Translation
10 “Once you had no identity as a people;
now you are God’s people.
Once you received no mercy;
now you have received God’s mercy.”[a]
Ezekiel 16:8
New Living Translation
8 And when I passed by again, I saw that you were old enough for love. So I wrapped my cloak around you to cover your nakedness and declared my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.
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Romans 1:7
New Living Translation
7 I am writing to all of you in Rome who are loved by God and are called to be his own holy people.
May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
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John 16:27
New Living Translation
27 for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God.[a]
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- 16:27 Some manuscripts read from the Father.
Hosea 1:1-2
New Living Translation
1 The Lord gave this message to Hosea son of Beeri during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash[a] was king of Israel.
Hosea’s Wife and Children
2 When the Lord first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, he said to him, “Go and marry a prostitute,[b] so that some of her children will be conceived in prostitution. This will illustrate how Israel has acted like a prostitute by turning against the Lord and worshiping other gods.”
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