Romans 9:10-24

10NotG3756 onlyG3440 thatG1161, butG235 Rebecca’sG4479 children wereG2192 conceivedG2845 byG1537 oneG1520 man, ourG1473 fatherG3962 IsaacG2464. 11YetG1063 beforeG3380 the twins were bornG1080 or had doneG4238 anythingG5100 goodG18 orG2228 badG5337, in order thatG2443 God’sG2316 planG4286 ofG2596 electionG1589 might standG3306, 12notG3756 byG1537 worksG2041 butG235 byG1537 Him whoG3588 callsG2564, sheG846 was toldG2046, “TheG3588 olderG3173 will serveG1398 theG3588 youngerG1640.”1 13SoG2531 it is writtenG1125: “JacobG2384 I lovedG25, butG1161 EsauG2269 I hatedG3404.”2

14WhatG5101 thenG3767 shall we sayG2046? Is GodG2316 unjustG93? Certainly notG3361G1096! 15ForG1063 He saysG3004 toG3588 MosesG3475:

16SoG686 thenG3767, it does notG3756 depend on man’sG3588 desireG2309 or effortG5143, butG235 onG3588 God’sG2316 mercyG1653. 17ForG1063 theG3588 ScriptureG1124 saysG3004 toG3588 PharaohG5328: “I raised you upG1825G4771 forG1519 this veryG846 purpose, thatG3704 I might displayG1731 MyG1473 powerG1411 inG1722 youG4771, andG2532 thatG3704 MyG1473 nameG3686 might be proclaimedG1229 inG1722 allG3956 theG3588 earthG1093.”4 18ThereforeG686G3767 God has mercyG1653 on whomG3739 He wantsG2309 to have mercy, andG1161 He hardensG4645 whomG3739 He wantsG2309 to harden.

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One of you will sayG2046 to meG1473, “ThenG3767 whyG5101 does God still find faultG2089G3201? ForG1063 whoG5101 can resistG436 HisG846 willG1013?” 20ButG3304 whoG5101 are youG1510, OG5599 manG444, to talk backG470 to GodG2316? Shall whatG3588 is formedG4110 sayG2046 to Him whoG3588 formedG4111 it, “WhyG5101 did You makeG4160 meG1473 like thisG3779?”5 21Does notG3756 theG3588 potterG2763 haveG2192 the rightG1849 to makeG4160 fromG1537 theG3588 sameG846 lumpG5445 of clayG4081 oneG3739 vesselG4632 forG1519 special occasionsG5092 andG1161 another forG1519 common useG819?

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What ifG1487 GodG2316, intendingG2309 to showG1731 His wrathG3709 andG2532 makeG1107 HisG846 power knownG1415, boreG5342 withG1722 greatG4183 patienceG3115 the vesselsG4632 of His wrathG3709, preparedG2675 forG1519 destructionG684? 23What if He did this toG2443 makeG1107 theG3588 richesG4149 ofG3588 HisG846 glory knownG1391 toG1909 the vesselsG4632 of His mercyG1656, whomG3739 He prepared in advanceG4282 forG1519 gloryG1391— 24includingG2532 usG1473, whomG3739 He has calledG2564 notG3756 onlyG3440 fromG1537 the JewsG2453, butG235 alsoG2532 fromG1537 the GentilesG1484?