Romans 9:23-26

9:23 And what if he is willing to make known the wealth of his glory on the objects ¹  of mercy that he has prepared beforehand for glory – 9:24 even us, whom he has called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles? 9:25 As he also says in Hosea:

“I will call those who were not my people, ‘My people,’ and I will call her who was unloved, ²  ‘My beloved.’” ³ 

9:26 “And in the very place ⁴  where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’

there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’” ⁵ 

[9:23]  ¹ tn Grk “vessels.” This is the same Greek word used in v. 21.

[9:25]  ² tn Grk “and her who was not beloved, ‘Beloved.’”

[9:25]  ³ sn A quotation from Hos 2:23.

[9:26]  ³ tn Grk “And it will be in the very place.”

[9:26]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Hos 1:10.