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Romans 9:14-18
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14 What shall we say then? Is there injustice with God? Absolutely not! 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] 16 So then,[b] it does not depend on human desire or exertion,[c] but on God who shows mercy. 17 For the scripture says to Pharaoh:[d] “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may demonstrate my power in you, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.”[e] 18 So then,[f] God[g] has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden.[h]

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  1. Romans 9:15 sn A quotation from Exod 33:19.
  2. Romans 9:16 sn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.
  3. Romans 9:16 tn Grk “So then, [it does] not [depend] on the one who desires nor on the one who runs.”
  4. Romans 9:17 sn Paul uses a typical rabbinic formula here in which the OT scriptures are figuratively portrayed as speaking to Pharaoh. What he means is that the scripture he cites refers (or can be applied) to Pharaoh.
  5. Romans 9:17 sn A quotation from Exod 9:16.
  6. Romans 9:18 sn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.
  7. Romans 9:18 tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  8. Romans 9:18 tn Grk “So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.”
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Romans 9:14-18
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God’s Sovereign Choice to Show Mercy

14 What then shall we say? There is no injustice with God, is there?[a] May it never be! 15 For to Moses he says, “I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I have compassion.”[b] 16 Consequently therefore, it does not depend on the[c] one who wills or on the one who runs, but on God who shows mercy. 17 For the scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very reason I have raised you up, so that I may demonstrate my power in you, and so that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”[d] 18 Consequently therefore, he has mercy on whomever he wishes, and he hardens whomever he wishes.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:14 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
  2. Romans 9:15 A quotation from Exod 33:19
  3. Romans 9:16 Literally “not of the”
  4. Romans 9:17 A quotation from Exod 9:16
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