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namely us, whom He also ^(C1)called, ^(C2)not only from among Jews, but also from among Gentiles,

as He also says in Hosea: "^(C1)I WILL CALL THOSE WHO WERE NOT MY PEOPLE, 'MY PEOPLE,' AND HER WHO WAS NOT BELOVED, 'BELOVED.'"

"^(C1)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 ^(C2)THE LIVING GOD."

Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, "^(C1)THOUGH THE NUMBER OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL MAY BE ^(C2)LIKE THE SAND OF THE SEA, ONLY ^(C3)THE REMNANT WILL BE SAVED;

^(C1)FOR THE LORD WILL EXECUTE HIS WORD ON THE EARTH, ^(F1)THOROUGHLY AND ^(F2)QUICKLY."

And just as Isaiah foretold: "^(C1)IF ^(C2)THE LORD ^(F1)OF ARMIES HAD NOT LEFT US ^(F2)(C3)DESCENDANTS, ^(C4)WE WOULD HAVE BECOME LIKE SODOM, AND WOULD HAVE ^(F3)BEEN LIKE GOMORRAH."

^(C1)What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, but ^(C2)the righteousness that is ^(F1)by faith;

however, Israel, ^(C1)pursuing a law of righteousness, did not ^(C2)arrive at that law.

Why? Because they did not pursue it ^(F1)by faith, but as though they could ^(F1)by works. They stumbled over ^(C1)the stumbling stone,

just as it is written: "^(C1)BEHOLD, I AM LAYING IN ZION ^(C2)A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE, ^(C3)AND THE ONE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM ^(C4)WILL NOT BE ^(F1)PUT TO SHAME."