Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
I am sought
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Bible References
I am sought
Romans 9:24
And whom he called-even us-Not only from among the Jews but from among the Gentiles also!
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.
Ephesians 2:12
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.
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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.'
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Romans 9:16
So, then, all depends, not on human wishes or human efforts, but on God's mercy.
Romans 15:21
But as Scripture says--'They to whom he had never been proclaimed shall see; and they who have never heard shall understand!'