Isa 55:10-11, Mat 20:16, Act 13:48, 17:4, Rom 11:5-6 | ESV | STEP | For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth , making it bring forth and sprout , giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater ,

Isaiah 55:10-11

10 ^a“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
^bgiving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but ^cit shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

Matthew 20:16

16 So ^dthe last will be first, and the first last.”

Acts 13:48

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and ^eglorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

Acts 17:4

4 And ^fsome of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did ^ga great many of the devout ^hGreeks and not a few of the leading women.

Romans 11:5-6

5 So too at the present time there is ⁱa remnant, chosen by grace. 6 ^jBut if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.