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\v 5 In the same way, at the present time there is a small portion of Jews who are faithful to God. This is because God acts kindly and has chosen them.

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\v 27 Isaiah also exclaimed concerning Israel:
"Even though the sons of Israel are so many that no one can count them, like grains of sand beside the ocean, only a small part of them will be saved,
"Even though the sons of Israel are so many that no one can count them, like grains of sand beside the ocean, only a small group of them will be saved,
\v 28 because the Lord will punish completely and speedily the people who live in that land, as he said that he would do."
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\v 29 Isaiah also wrote,
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\v 4 God answered him like this: "You are not the only one left who is faithful to me. I have taken care to keep for myself seven thousand men in Israel, men who have not worshiped the false god Baal."
\v 5 So, similarly, there is also at this time a leftover group of us Jews who have become believers. God has chosen us to become believers only because he acts kindly toward us, in ways that we do not deserve.
\v 5 In the same way, at the present time there is a small group of Jews who are faithful to God. This is because God acts kindly and has chosen them.
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\v 6 Since it is because he acts kindly toward those whom he chooses, it is not because they have done good things that he has chosen them. If God chose people because they did good deeds, then he would not need to act kindly toward them.