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Romans 9:14-29

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?

22δὲdeG1161What ifΕἰEiG1487ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316,intendingθέλωνthelōnG2309to showἐνδείξασθαιendeixasthaiG1731HisτὴνtēnG3588wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709andκαὶkaiG2532makeγνωρίσαιgnōrisaiG1107HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588power knownδυνατὸνdunatonG1415,boreἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342withἐνenG1722greatπολλῇpollēaG4183patienceμακροθυμίᾳmakrothumiaG3115thevesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632of His wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709,preparedκατηρτισμέναkatērtismenaG2675forεἰςeisG1519destructionἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684?

23What if He did thisκαὶkaiG2532toἵναinaG2443makeγνωρίσῃgnōrisēG1107theτὸνtonG3588richesπλοῦτονploutonG4149ofτῆςtēsG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846glory knownδόξηςdoxēsG1391toἐπὶepiG1909thevesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632of His mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656,whomἃhaG3739He prepared in advanceπροητοίμασενproētoimasenG4282forεἰςeisG1519gloryδόξαν;doxanG1391—

24includingκαὶkaiG2532usG1473,whomοὓςhousG3739He has calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564notοὐouG3756onlyG3440fromἐξexG1537theJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532fromἐξexG1537theGentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484?

25AsὡςhōsG5613καὶkaiG2532He saysλέγει·legeiG3004inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588HoseaὩσηὲHōsēeG5617: “I will callκαλέσωkalesōG2564them ‘MyG1473PeopleλαόνlaonG2992’whoτὸνtonG3588arenotοὐouG3756MyG1473peopleλαόνlaonG2992,andκαὶkaiG2532I will call her ‘MyBelovedἠγαπημένηνēgapēmenēnG25’whoτὴνtēnG3588isnotοὐκoukG3756Mybelovedἠγαπημένην.ēgapēmenēnG25,”

26andκαὶkaiG2532, “It will happen thatἔσταιestaiG1510inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588very placeτόπῳtopōG5117whereG3739it was saidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, ‘Youὑμεῖς,humeisG4771arenotοὐouG3756MyG1473peopleλαόςlaosG2992ἐκεῖekeiG1563,’they will be calledκληθήσονταιklēthēsontaiG2564‘sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the livingζῶντος.zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.’”

27δὲdeG1161IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268cries outκράζειkrazeiG2896concerningὑπὲρhuperG5228τοῦtouG3588IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474: “ThoughἐὰνeanG1437theὁhoG3588numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706of theτῶνtōnG3588Israelitesυἱῶν Ἰσραὴλhuiōn IsraēlG5207 G2474isᾖēG1510likeὡςhōsG5613theἡhēG3588sandἄμμοςammosG285of theτῆςtēsG3588seaθαλάσσης,thalassēsG2281, onlytheτὸtoG3588remnantG5275will be savedσωθήσεται·sōthēsetaiG4982.

28ForγὰρgarG1063theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962will carry outποιήσειpoiēseiG4160HissentenceλόγονlogonG3056onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.gēsG1093thoroughlyσυντελῶνsuntelōnG4931andκαὶkaiG2532decisivelyσυντέμνωνsuntemnōnG4932.”

29καὶkaiG2532It isjust asκαθὼςkathōsG2531IsaiahἨσαΐας·ĒsaiasG2268foretoldG4302: “Unlessεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962of HostsσαβαὼθsabaōthG4519had leftἐγκατέλιπενegkatelipenG1459usG1473descendantsσπέρμα,spermaG4690,we would have becomeἂν ἐγενήθημενan egenēthēmenG302 G1096likeὡςhōsG5613SodomΣόδομαSodomaG4670καὶkaiG2532,we would have resembledὡς ἂν ὡμοιώθημεν.¶hōs an hōmoiōthēmenG302 G3666 G5613GomorrahΓόμορραGomorraG1116.”

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