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Romans 9:14-18
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Romans 9:14-18
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14 What then shall we say?(A) Is God unjust? Not at all!(B) 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](C)
16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.(D) 17 For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”[b](E) 18 Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.(F)
Footnotes
- Romans 9:15 Exodus 33:19
- Romans 9:17 Exodus 9:16
Romans 9:14-18
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Romans 9:14-18
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14 What can we say, then? God is not unrighteous, is he? Of course not! 15 For he says to Moses, “I will be merciful to the person I want to be merciful to, and I will be kind to the person I want to be kind to.”[a] 16 Therefore, God’s choice[b] does not depend on a person’s will or effort, but on God himself, who shows mercy. 17 For the Scripture says about Pharaoh,
“I have raised you up for this very purpose,
to demonstrate my power through you
and that my name might be proclaimed
in all the earth.”[c]
18 Therefore, God[d] has mercy on whomever he chooses, and he hardens the heart of whomever he chooses.
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- Romans 9:15 Cf. Exod 33:19
- Romans 9:16 Lit. it
- Romans 9:17 Cf. Exod 9:16
- Romans 9:18 Lit. he
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