23. And what if He did this to make known the riches of His glory on objects of mercy that He prepared beforehand for glory —
24. on us, the ones He also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?
25. As He also says in Hosea:I will call Not My People, My People,and she who is Unloved, Beloved.
26. And it will be in the place where they were told,you are not My people,there they will be called sons of the living God.
27. But Isaiah cries out concerning Israel:Though the number of Israel’s sonsis like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved;
28. for the Lord will execute His sentencecompletely and decisively on the earth.
29. And just as Isaiah predicted:If the Lord of Hosts had not left us offspring, we would have become like Sodom,and we would have been made like Gomorrah.
30. What should we say then? Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained righteousness — namely the righteousness that comes from faith.