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Romans 9:17-23

17ForγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saysλέγειlegeiG3004toτῷtōG3588PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328ὅτιhotiG3754: “I raised you upἐξήγειρά σεexēgeira seG1825G4771forεἰςeisG1519this veryαὐτὸautoG846purposeτοῦτοtoutoG3778,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704I might displayἐνδείξωμαιendeixōmaiG1731MyG1473τὴνtēnG3588powerδύναμίνdunaminG1411inἐνenG1722youσοὶsoiG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅπωςhopōsG3704MyG1473τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686might be proclaimedδιαγγελῇdiangelēaG1229inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956theτῇtēaG3588earthγῇ.gēaG1093.”
18Thereforeἄρα οὖνara ounG686G3767Godhas 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 memphetaiG2089G3201?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—
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