16 So then, it does not depend on the person who [a]wants it nor the one who [b](A)runs, but on (B)God who has mercy.

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  1. Romans 9:16 Or wills nor
  2. Romans 9:16 I.e., to win mercy or favor

16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.(A)

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17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “(A)For this very reason I raised you up, in order to demonstrate My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed [a]throughout the earth.”

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  1. Romans 9:17 Lit in all

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.”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 9:17 Exodus 9:16