Romans 9:26

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it shall be, [that] in the place {G3757} where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, There shall they be called sons of the living God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἔσται, ἐν τῷ τόπῳ οὗ ἐρρήθη αὐτοῖς, Οὐ λαός μου ὑμεῖς, ἐκεῖ κληθήσονται υἱοὶ Θεοῦ ζῶντος.

Transliteration

And it estai, in the topō where errēthē to them, Not laos of me you, there they will be klēthēsontai huioi Theou zōntos.

Grammar Details

*estai*: future, indicative, middle, 3rd person singular - it will be
*topō*: dative, masculine, singular - place
*errēthē*: aorist, indicative, passive, 3rd person singular - it was said
*laos*: nominative, masculine, singular - people
*klēthēsontai*: future, indicative, passive, 3rd person plural - they will be called
*huioi*: nominative, masculine, plural - sons
*Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
*zōntos*: present, participle, active, genitive, masculine, singular - living

Word Meanings

*estai*: it will be/it shall come to pass
*topō*: place/location/region
*errēthē*: it was said/spoken/told
*laos*: people/nation/folk
*klēthēsontai*: they will be called/named
*huioi*: sons/children
*zōntos*: living/alive

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 43:6 : 6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth;
Hos 1:9-9 : 9 And [Jehovah] said, Call his name Lo-ammi; for ye are not my people, and I will not be your [God]. 10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass that, in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, it shall be said unto them, [Ye are] the sons of the living God.
Matt 16:16 : 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
John 11:52 : 52 and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad.
Rom 8:16 : 16 The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:
2 Cor 6:18 : 18 And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Gal 3:26 : 26 For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus.
1 John 3:1-3 : 1 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 2 Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is. 3 And every one that hath this hope [set] on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

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