Romans 9:14-18
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
God Has Mercy On Whom He Wants, And He Hardens Whom He Wants
14 Therefore what shall we say? There is not unrighteousness[a] with God, is there? May it never be! 15 For He says to Moses [in Ex 33:19], “I will have-mercy-on whomever I have-mercy, and I will have-compassion-on whomever I have compassion”. 16 So then, mercy is not of [b] the one wanting, nor of the one running, but of the One having-mercy[c]— God. 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh [in Ex 9:16] that “I raised you up for this very purpose: so that I might demonstrate My power[d] in you, and so that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth”. 18 So then, He has-mercy-on whom He wants, and He hardens[e] whom He wants.
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- Romans 9:14 Is God unjust to choose one over the other without reference to their works?
- Romans 9:16 That is, not dependent on.
- Romans 9:16 God is not unrighteous because mercy is not a matter of justice or debt; it is a matter of undeserved kindness. Gift-giving is the prerogative of the giver. God cannot be faulted for blessing Isaac and Jacob.
- Romans 9:17 That is, My power both to punish (Egypt) and to save (Israel); My wrath and My mercy.
- Romans 9:18 God is not unrighteous to harden because all punishment for sin is earned and deserved.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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