Romans 10:20
And Isaiah says boldly--'I was found by those who were not seeking me; I made myself known to those who were not inquiring of me.
Romans 9:24-26
And whom he called-even us-Not only from among the Jews but from among the Gentiles also!
Ephesians 2:12-13
Remember that you were at that time far from Christ; you were shut out from the citizenship of Israel; you were strangers to the Covenants founded on God's Promise; you were in the world without hope and without God.
John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him, and exclaimed: "Here is the Lamb of God, who is to take away the sin of the world!
Romans 9:30
What are we to say, then? Why, that Gentiles, who were not in search of righteousness, secured it-a righteousness which was the result of faith;
1 Peter 2:10
Once you were 'not a people,' but now you are 'God's People'; once you 'had not found mercy,' but now you 'have found mercy.'