Bible Strands
Romans 9:26
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.’”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses Roman believers while explaining God's sovereign choice in salvation history.
The words — ἔσται (estai) means "it will happen that," and τῷ τόπῳ (tō topō) means "place." Together they frame a specific location of past rejection that becomes the site of future reclassification.
The thread — The text quotes a prophetic declaration that first appears in Hosea 1:9 and is applied to Gentile inclusion in Romans 9:25. The same reclassification theme appears in 1 John 3:1, where believers are already named children of God.
Why it lands — The text states that a place of past rejection will become the site where God calls people "sons of the living God." It requires readers to accept that divine naming authority overrides human categories of belonging.
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The Greek words
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.
Cross-references
- Hosea 1:9 And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.
- 1 John 3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
- Isaiah 43:6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—
- Romans 8:16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
- Galatians 3:26 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
- 2 Corinthians 6:18 And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
- Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
- John 11:52 and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.