15 For He says to Moses, “(A)I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will show compassion to whomever I show compassion.” 16 So then, it does not depend on the person who [a]wants it nor the one who [b](B)runs, but on (C)God who has mercy.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:16 Or wills nor
  2. Romans 9:16 I.e., to win mercy or favor

15 For he says to Moses,

“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
    and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”[a](A)

16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.(B)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:15 Exodus 33:19