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Romans 9:10-24

10Andδέ,deG1161notΟὐOuG3756onlyG3440this;butἀλλὰallaG235whenG2192RebeccaῬεβέκκαRhebekkaG4479alsoκαὶkaiG2532hadG2192conceivedκοίτηνkoitēnG2845byἐξexG1537oneἑνὸςhenosG1520, evenbyG3588 G3962ourG1473fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3588 G3962IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464;

11G3588(G3588ForγὰρgarG1063the childrenbeingG1080not yetG3380bornG1080,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366having doneπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238anyτιtiG5100goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18orἢēG2228evilG2556,thatἵναinaG2443the purposeπρόθεσιςprothesisG4286of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316according toκατ᾽kat᾽G2596electionἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589might standμένῃ,menēG3306,notG3756ofG1537worksG2041,butG235ofG1537him that callethG2564;)

12ὁhoG3588τῷtōG3588ὅτιhotiG3754It was saidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046unto herαὐτῇautēaG846,The elderμείζωνmeizōnG3173shall serveδουλεύσειdouleuseiG1398the youngerἐλάσσονι·elassoniG1640.

13τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384have I lovedἠγάπησα,ēgapēsaG25,butδὲdeG1161EsauἨσαῦĒsauG2269have I hatedἐμίσησα.¶emisēsaG3404.

14WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayG2046thenοὖνounG3767? Is thereμὴmēG3361unrighteousnessἀδικίαadikiaG93withπαρὰparaG3844Godτῷ θεῷ;tō theōG3588 G2316?God forbidμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096.

15ἂνanG302τῷtōG3588ForγὰρgarG1063he saithλέγει·legeiG3004to MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475,I will have mercy onἐλεήσωeleēsōG1653whomὃνhonG3739I will have mercyἐλεῶeleōG1653,andκαὶkaiG2532I will have compassion onοἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsōG3627whomὃνhonG3739ἂνanG302I will have compassionοἰκτίρω.oiktirōG3627.

16τοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588SoἄραaraG686thenοὖνounG3767it isnotοὐouG3756of him that willethθέλοντοςthelontosG2309,norοὐδὲoudeG3761of him that runnethτρέχοντοςtrechontosG5143,butἀλλὰallaG235of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316that sheweth mercyἐλεῶντοςeleōntosG1653.

17ἡhēG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the scriptureγραφὴ τῷgraphē tōG3588 G1124saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328,ὅτιhotiG3754Even forεἰςeisG1519thisG3778sameαὐτὸautoG846purposeG3778have I raisedG1825theeσεseG4771upG1825,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704I might shewἐνδείξωμαιendeixōmaiG1731myG1473powerτὴν δύναμίνtēn dunaminG3588 G1411inἐνenG1722theeσοὶsoiG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅπωςhopōsG3704myG1473nameτὸ ὄνομάto onomaG3588 G3686might be declaredδιαγγελῇdiangelēaG1229throughoutἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956the earthτῇ γῇ.tēa gēaG3588 G1093.

18ἄραaraG686ThereforeοὖνounG3767hath he mercy onἐλεεῖ,eleeiG1653whomὃνhonG3739he willθέλειtheleiG2309have mercy,andδὲdeG1161whomὃνhonG3739he willθέλειtheleiG2309he hardenethσκληρύνει.¶sklēruneiG4645.

19τῷtōG3588Thou wilt sayG2046thenG3767unto meG1473,WhyτίtiG5101doth heG3201yetἔτιetiG2089find faultG3201?ForγὰρgarG1063whoτίςtisG5101hath resistedἀνθέστηκεν;anthestēkenG436hisαὐτοῦautouG846willβουλήματιboulēmatiG1013?

20μὴmēG3361ὁhoG3588τῷtōG3588Nay butμενοῦνγε,menoungeG3304,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444,whoτίςtisG5101artεἶeiG1510thouσὺsuG4771that repliest againstἀνταποκρινόμενοςantapokrinomenosG470Godθεῷ; τὸtheō toG3588 G2316?ShallG2046the thing formedπλάσμα τῷplasma tōG3588 G4110sayG2046to him that formedπλάσαντι·plasantiG4111it,WhyτίtiG5101hast thou madeἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160meG1473thusοὕτως;houtōsG3779?

21ὃhoG3739ὁhoG3588ἢēG2228HathἔχειecheiG2192notοὐκoukG3756the potterκεραμεὺς τοῦkerameus touG3588 G2763powerἐξουσίανexousianG1849over the clayπηλοῦ τοῦpēlou touG3588 G4081,ofἐκekG1537the sameαὐτοῦautouG846lumpφυράματοςphuramatosG5445to makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160oneμὲνmenG3303vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632untoεἰςeisG1519honourτιμὴνtimēnG5092,andδὲdeG1161anotherὃhoG3739untoεἰςeisG1519dishonourἀτιμίαν;¶atimianG819?

22ὁhoG3588WhatδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487Godθεὸς τὴνtheos tēnG3588 G2316,willingθέλωνthelōnG2309to shewἐνδείξασθαιendeixasthaiG1731hiswrathὀργὴν τὸorgēn toG3588 G3709,andκαὶkaiG2532to makeγνωρίσαιgnōrisaiG1107hisαὐτοῦautouG846powerδυνατὸνdunatonG1415knownG1107,enduredἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342withἐνenG1722muchπολλῇpollēaG4183longsufferingμακροθυμίᾳmakrothumiaG3115the vesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632of wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709fittedκατηρτισμέναkatērtismenaG2675toεἰςeisG1519destructionἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684:

23AndκαὶkaiG2532thatἵναinaG2443he might make knownγνωρίσῃgnōrisēG1107the richesτὸν πλοῦτονton ploutonG3588 G4149of hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryτῆς δόξηςtēs doxēsG3588 G1391onἐπὶepiG1909the vesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632of mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656,whichἃhaG3739he had afore preparedπροητοίμασενproētoimasenG4282untoεἰςeisG1519gloryδόξαν;doxanG1391,

24EvenκαὶkaiG2532usG1473,whomοὓςhousG3739he hath calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564,notοὐouG3756ofἐξexG1537the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofἐξexG1537the Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484?

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