Romans 9:18-24
New American Standard Bible 1995
18 So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He (A)hardens whom He desires.
19 (B)You will say to me then, “(C)Why does He still find fault? For (D)who resists His will?” 20 On the contrary, who are you, (E)O man, who (F)answers back to God? (G)The thing molded will not say to the molder, “Why did you make me like this,” will it? 21 Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel [a]for honorable use and another [b]for common use? 22 [c]What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much (H)patience vessels of wrath (I)prepared for destruction? 23 And He did so to make known (J)the riches of His glory upon (K)vessels of mercy, which He (L)prepared beforehand for glory, 24 even us, whom He also (M)called, (N)not from among Jews only, but also from among Gentiles.
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- Romans 9:21 Lit for honor
- Romans 9:21 Lit for dishonor
- Romans 9:22 Lit But
Romans 9:18-24
Young's Literal Translation
18 so, then, to whom He willeth, He doth kindness, and to whom He willeth, He doth harden.
19 Thou wilt say, then, to me, `Why yet doth He find fault? for His counsel who hath resisted?'
20 nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form [it], Why me didst thou make thus?
21 hath not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make the one vessel to honour, and the one to dishonour?
22 And if God, willing to shew the wrath and to make known His power, did endure, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for destruction,
23 and that He might make known the riches of His glory on vessels of kindness, that He before prepared for glory, whom also He did call -- us --
24 not only out of Jews, but also out of nations,
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