23. so that he might reveal the wealth of his glory, within these vessels of mercy, which he has prepared unto glory?
24. And so it is with those of us whom he has also called, not only from among the Jews, but even from among the Gentiles,
25. just as he says in Hosea: "I will call those who were not my people, 'my people,' and she who was not beloved, 'beloved,' and she who had not obtained mercy, 'one who has obtained mercy.'
26. And this shall be: in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' there they shall be called the sons of the living God."
27. And Isaiah cried out on behalf of Israel: "When the number of the sons of Israel is like the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved.
28. For he shall complete his word, while abbreviating it out of equity. For the Lord shall accomplish a brief word upon the earth."
29. And it is just as Isaiah predicted: "Unless the Lord of hosts had bequeathed offspring, we would have become like Sodom, and we would have been made similar to Gomorrah."
30. What should we say next? That the Gentiles who did not follow justice have attained justice, even the justice that is of faith.
31. Yet truly, Israel, though following the law of justice, has not arrived at the law of justice.
32. Why is this? Because they did not seek it from faith, but as if it were from works. For they stumbled over a stumbling block,
33. just as it was written: "Behold, I am placing a stumbling block in Zion, and a rock of scandal. But whoever believes in him shall not be confounded."