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Romans 9:14-21

14WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767shall we sayG2046? IsμὴmēG3361παρὰparaG3844τῷtōG3588Godθεῷ;theōG2316unjustἀδικίαadikiaG93?Certainly notμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096!

15ForγὰρgarG1063He saysλέγει·legeiG3004toτῷtōG3588MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475: “I will have mercy onἐλεήσωeleēsōG1653whomὃνhonG3739I have mercyἂν ἐλεῶan eleōG302 G1653,andκαὶkaiG2532I will have compassion onοἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsōG3627whomὃνhonG3739I have compassionἂν οἰκτίρω.an oiktirōG302 G3627.”

16SoἄραaraG686thenοὖνounG3767, it doesnotοὐouG3756dependon man’sτοῦtouG3588desireθέλοντοςthelontosG2309orοὐδὲoudeG3761τοῦtouG3588effortτρέχοντοςtrechontosG5143,butἀλλὰallaG235onτοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦ.theouG2316mercyἐλεῶντοςeleōntosG1653.

17ForγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saysλέγειlegeiG3004toτῷtōG3588PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328ὅτιhotiG3754: “I raised you upἐξήγειρά σεexēgeira seG1825 G4771forεἰςeisG1519this veryαὐτὸautoG846purposeτοῦτοtoutoG3778,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704I might displayἐνδείξωμαιendeixōmaiG1731MyG1473τὴνtēnG3588powerδύναμίνdunaminG1411inἐνenG1722youσοὶsoiG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅπωςhopōsG3704MyG1473τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686might be proclaimedδιαγγελῇdiangelēaG1229inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956theτῇtēaG3588earthγῇ.gēaG1093.”

18Thereforeἄρα οὖνara ounG686 G3767Godhas mercyἐλεεῖ,eleeiG1653on whomὃνhonG3739He wantsθέλειtheleiG2309to have mercy,andδὲdeG1161He hardensσκληρύνει.¶sklēruneiG4645whomὃνhonG3739He wantsθέλειtheleiG2309to harden.

19οὖν·ounG3767One of you will sayG2046to meG1473, “ThenοὖνounG3767whyτίtiG5101does God still find faultἔτι μέμφεται;eti memphetaiG2089 G3201?ForγὰρgarG1063whoτίςtisG5101can resistἀνθέστηκεν;anthestēkenG436HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῷtōG3588willβουλήματιboulēmatiG1013?”

20Butμενοῦνγε,menoungeG3304whoτίςtisG5101are youεἶeiG1510,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444σὺsuG4771ὁhoG3588,to talk backἀνταποκρινόμενοςantapokrinomenosG470τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ;theōG2316? ShallμὴmēG3361whatτὸtoG3588is formedπλάσμαplasmaG4110sayG2046to Him whoτῷtōG3588formedπλάσαντι·plasantiG4111it, “WhyτίtiG5101did You makeἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160meG1473like thisοὕτως;houtōsG3779?”

21ἢēG2228Does notοὐκoukG3756theὁhoG3588potterκεραμεὺςkerameusG2763haveἔχειecheiG2192the rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849to makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588sameαὐτοῦautouG846lumpφυράματοςphuramatosG5445τοῦtouG3588of clayπηλοῦpēlouG4081oneὃhoG3739vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632μὲνmenG3303forεἰςeisG1519special occasionsτιμὴνtimēnG5092andδὲdeG1161anotherὃhoG3739forεἰςeisG1519common useἀτιμίαν;¶atimianG819?

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