[19] Thou wilt say then Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? [20] Nay but, O man, who thou that repliest against God? the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made thus? [21] Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? [22] What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: [23] And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, [24] Even whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? [25] As he saith also in Osee, I will call people, which were not people; and her beloved, not beloved. [26] And that in the place unto them, are not people; there shall they be called the children of the living God. [27] Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel as the sand of the sea, shall be saved: [28] For he will finish the work, and cut it short work the Lord make upon the earth. [29] And as Esaias the Lord of Sabaoth had left a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha. [30] What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. [31] But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, not attained to the law of righteousness. [32] Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works they stumbled at that stumblingstone; [33] As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and believeth on him not be ashamed.