Isaiah 65:1

New International Reader's Version

The Lord says, “I made myself known to those who were not asking for me. I was found by those who were not trying to find me. I spoke to a nation that did not pray to me. ‘Here I am,’ I said. ‘Here I am.’

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:7

Then he turned around and saw me. He called out to me. I said, ‘What do you want me to do?’

Psalm 22:27

People from one end of the earth to the other will remember and turn to the Lord. The people of all the nations will bow down in front of him.

Isaiah 11:10

At that time, here is what the man who is called the Root of Jesse will do. He will be like a banner that brings nations together. They will come to him. And the place where he rules will be glorious.

Isaiah 40:9

Zion, you are bringing good news to your people. Go up on a high mountain and announce it. Jerusalem, you are bringing good news to them. Shout the message loudly. Shout it out loud. Don’t be afraid. Say to the towns of Judah, “Your God is coming!”

Isaiah 41:27

I was the first to tell Zion. I said, ‘Look! The people of Israel are coming back!’ I sent a messenger to Jerusalem with the good news.

Isaiah 43:1

Family of Jacob, the Lord created you. People of Israel, he formed you. He says, “Do not be afraid. I will set you free. I will send for you by name. You belong to me.

Isaiah 45:22

“All you who live anywhere on earth, turn to me and be saved. I am God. There is no other God.

Isaiah 55:5

You too will send for nations you do not know. Even though you do not know them, they will come running to you. That is what I will do. I am the Lord your God. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have honored you.”

Isaiah 63:19

We are like people you never ruled over. We are like those who don’t belong to you.

Hosea 1:10

“But the time will come when the people of Israel will be like the sand on the seashore. It can’t be measured or counted. Now it is said about them, ‘You are not my people.’ But at that time they will be called ‘children of the living God.’

Zechariah 2:11

‘At that time many nations will join themselves to me. And they will become my people. I will live among you,’ says the Lord. Then you will know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me to you.

Luke 13:12

Jesus saw her. He asked her to come to him. He said to her, “Woman, you will no longer be disabled. I am about to set you free.”

John 1:29

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said, “Look! The Lamb of God! He takes away the sin of the world!

Romans 10:20

Then Isaiah boldly speaks about what God says. God said, “I was found by those who were not trying to find me. I made myself known to those who were not asking for me.” (Isaiah 65:1)

Romans 9:30

What should we say then? Gentiles did not look for a way to be right with God. But they found it by having faith.

1 Peter 2:10

Once you were not a people. But now you are the people of God. Once you had not received mercy. But now you have received mercy.