KJV King James Version
And it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye [are] not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
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Romans 9:26
And it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye [are] not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”
WEB World English Bible
“It will be that in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ There they will be called ‘children of the living God.’”
ASV American Standard Version
And it shall be, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, There shall they be called sons of the living God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and it shall be—in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not My people; there they shall be called sons of the living God.’
Surrounding context — Romans 9
23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
26 And it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye [are] not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
28 For he will finish the work, and cut [it] short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
29 And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἔσταιG1510 · eimito beἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoτόπῳG5117 · toposplaceοὗG3757 · ohuwhitherἐρρέθηG2046 · erōto sayαὐτοῖς·G846 · autosit/s/heοὐG3756 · ounoλαόςG2992 · laosa peopleμουG3165 · memeὑμεῖς,G4771 · suyouἐκεῖG1563 · ekeithereκληθήσονταιG2564 · kaleōto call: callυἱοὶG5207 · uhiossonθεοῦG2316 · theosGodζῶντος.G2198 · zaōto live
Cross-references
Hosea 1:9-10Then said [God], Call his name Loammi: for ye [are] not my people, and I will not be your [God].1 John 3:1-3Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.Romans 8:16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:Isaiah 43:6I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;Galatians 3:26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.2 Corinthians 6:18And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.John 11:52And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.Matthew 16:16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
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