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God’s Wrath and Mercy

19 You will say to me then, “Why then does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?”(A) 20 But who indeed are you, a human, to argue with God? Will what is molded say to the one who molds it, “Why have you made me like this?”(B) 21 Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one object for special use and another for ordinary use?(C) 22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects of wrath that are made for destruction,(D) 23 and what if he has done so in order to make known the riches of his glory for the objects of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory— 24 including us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the gentiles?

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19 (A)You will say to me then, “(B)Why does He still find fault? For (C)who has resisted His will?” 20 On the contrary, who are you, [a](D)you foolish person, who (E)answers back to God? (F)The thing molded will not say to the molder, “Why did you make me like this,” will it? 21 Or 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 (G)patience objects of wrath (H)prepared for destruction? 23 And He did so to make known (I)the riches of His glory upon (J)objects of mercy, which He (K)prepared beforehand for glory, 24 namely us, whom He also (L)called, (M)not only from among Jews, but also from among Gentiles,

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:20 Lit O
  2. Romans 9:21 Lit for honor
  3. Romans 9:21 Lit for dishonor
  4. Romans 9:22 Lit But