Romans 11:4-6

J.B. Phillips New Testament

⁴ And do you remember God’s reply? ‘I have reserved for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal’.

^5-6 In just the same way, there is at the present time a minority chosen by the grace of God. And if it is a matter of the grace of God, it cannot be a question of their actions especially deserving God’s favour, for that would make grace meaningless.