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Romans 9:16-33

16SothenοὖνounG3767[itis]notofhimthatwillsθέλοντοςthelontosG2309,norofhimthatrunsG5143,butofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316thatshewsmercyἐλεῶντοςeleōntosG1653.

17ForthescriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saysλέγειlegeiG3004toPharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328,ForthisverythingG3778Ihaveraisedtheeupfromamongst [men],thatImightthusshewintheemypowerδύναμίνdunaminG1411,andsothatmynameὄνομάonomaG3686shouldbedeclaredinalltheearthγῇ.gēaG1093.

18SothenοὖνounG3767,towhomhewillheshewsmercyἐλεεῖ,eleeiG1653,andwhomhewillhehardensG4645.

19Thou wiltsayG3004tomethenG3767,WhyG5101doesheyetG2089findfaultμέμφεται;memphetaiG3201?forwhoresistsG436hispurpose?

20Aye,butthou,Omanἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444,whoart thouthatanswerest againtoGodθεῷ;theōG2316?ShallthethingformedsayG3004tohimthathasformedit,WhyG5101hast thoumadeἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160methusG3779?

21OrhasnotthepotterκεραμεὺςkerameusG2763authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overtheclayπηλοῦpēlouG4081,outofthesameαὐτοῦautouG846lumpφυράματοςphuramatosG5445tomakeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160oneG3739vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632tohonour,andanothertodishonour?

22AndifGodθεὸςtheosG2316, mindedtoshewhiswrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709andtomakeγνωρίσαιgnōrisaiG1107hispowerδυνατὸνdunatonG1415known,enduredwithmuchπολλῇpollēaG4183long-sufferingvesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632ofwrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709fittedfordestructionἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684;

23andthathemightmakeγνωρίσῃgnōrisēG1107knowntherichesπλοῦτονploutonG4149ofhisgloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391uponvesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632ofmercyἐλέουςeleousG1656,whichhehadbeforepreparedforgloryδόξαν;doxanG1391,

24us,whomhehasalsoG2532calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564,notonlyG3440fromamongst [the]JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,butalsoG2532fromamongst [the]nationsG1484?

25Ashesaysλέγει·legeiG3004alsoG2532inHosea,IwillcallκαλέσωkalesōG2564not-my-peopleMypeopleG2992;andthe-not-belovedBelovedG25.

26AnditshallbeG1510,intheplaceτόπῳtopōG5117whereοὗhouG3757itwasG1510saidtothem, Ye [areG1510]notmypeopleλαόςlaosG2992,thereshalltheybeG1510calledκληθήσονταιklēthēsontaiG2564SonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of[the]livingG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

27ButEsaiascriesG2896concerningὑπὲρhuperG5228IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474, ShouldthenumberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706ofthechildrenofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474beᾖēG1510asthesandἄμμοςammosG285oftheseaθαλάσσης,thalassēsG2281,theremnantshallbeG1510savedG4982:

28for[he]isbringingthematterG3056toanend,and[cutting [it] shortinrighteousness;because]acutting shortofthematterG3056will[the]LordκύριοςkuriosG2962accomplishupontheearthγῆς.gēsG1093.

29AndaccordingasEsaiassaidbefore,Unless[the]LordκύριοςkuriosG2962ofhostshadleftusaseedG4690,wehadbeenasSodomΣόδομαSodomaG4670,andmadelikeevenG2532asGomorrha.

30WhatthenοὖνounG3767shallwesayG3004?That[theyofthe]nationsG1484,whodidnotfollowafterrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343,haveattainedrighteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,but[the]righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343thatisontheprincipleoffaithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102.

31ButIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,pursuingG1377afteralawνόμονnomonG3551ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,hasnotattainedto[that]lawνόμονnomonG3551.

32Wherefore?Because[itwas]notontheprincipleoffaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,butasofworksἔργωνergōnG2041.Theyhavestumbledatthestumblingstone,

33accordingasitiswrittenG1125,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IplaceG5087inZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622astoneλίθονlithonG3037ofstumblingandrockπέτρανpetranG4073ofoffence:andhethatbelievesG4100onhimshallnotbeashamed.

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