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Romans 9:15-16
New Living Translation
Romans 9:15-16
New Living Translation
15 For God said to Moses,
“I will show mercy to anyone I choose,
and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.”[a]
16 So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.
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Romans 9:15-16
Amplified Bible
Romans 9:15-16
Amplified Bible
15 For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I have compassion.”(A) 16 So then God’s choice is not dependent on human will, nor on human effort [the totality of human striving], but on God who shows mercy [to whomever He chooses—it is His sovereign gift].
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Romans 9:15-16
New International Version
Romans 9:15-16
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- Romans 9:15 Exodus 33:19
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