Romans 9:20-22

New International Version

²⁰But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God?^(A) “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it,^(B) ‘Why did you make me like this?’”^[a]^(C) ²¹Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?^(D)

²²What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience^(E) the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction?^(F)

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Romans 9:20 Isaiah 29:16; 45:9

Romans 9:20-22

New American Standard Bible

²⁰On the contrary, who are you, ^[a]^(A)you foolish person, who ^(B)answers back to God? ^(C)The thing molded will not say to the molder, “Why did you make me like this,” will it? ²¹Or does the potter not have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one object ^[b]for honorable use, and another ^[c]for common use? ²²^[d]What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with great ^(D)patience objects of wrath ^(E)prepared for destruction?

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Romans 9:20 Lit O
Romans 9:21 Lit for honor
Romans 9:21 Lit for dishonor
Romans 9:22 Lit But

Romans 9:20-22

English Standard Version

²⁰But who are you, O man, ^(A)to answer back to God? ^(B)Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?” ²¹^(C)Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump ^(D)one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use? ²²What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience ^(E)vessels of wrath ^(F)prepared for destruction,