Romans 9:19-24

Expanded Bible

¹⁹ So one of you will ask me: “Then why does God ·blame us for our sins [^Lblame; find fault]? Who can ·fight [resist; oppose] his will?” ²⁰ ·You are only human, and human beings have no right to question God [^LWho are you, a mere human being, to talk back to God?]. ·An object [or A thing molded] should not ask the ·person who made it [molder], “Why did you make me like this? [Is. 29:16; 45:9]” ²¹ ·The potter can make anything he wants to make [^LDoesn’t the potter have authority over the clay?]. He can use the same ·clay [^Llump] to make one ·thing [vessel; pot] for ·special [honorable] use and another thing for ·daily [common; dishonorable] use.

²² ·It is the same way with God. He [^LWhat if he…?] wanted to show his ·anger [wrath] and to let people see his power. But he ·patiently stayed with [endured with great patience] those ·people he was angry with [^Lvessels/objects of wrath]—people who were ·made ready [prepared] to be destroyed. ²³ He waited with patience so that he could make known ·his rich glory [the riches of his glory] to the ·people who receive his [^Lvessels/objects of] mercy. He has prepared these people ·to have his glory [to experience his glory; ^Lfor glory], ²⁴ and we are those people whom God called. He called us not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles.