New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 9:10-24

10And not onlyG3440this, but there wasRebekahῬεβέκκαRhebekkaG4479alsoκαὶkaiG2532,when she had conceivedκοίτην ἔχουσαkoitēn echousaG2845 G2192twinsby oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manG1520,our fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464;

11for though the twinswere not yetG3380bornγεννηθέντωνgennēthentōnG1080and had not doneπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238anythingτιtiG5100goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18orἢēG2228badφαῦλον,phaulonG5337,soἵναinaG2443thatGod’sθεοῦtheouG2316purposeπρόθεσιςprothesisG4286accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to HischoiceἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589wouldstandμένῃ,menēG3306, notbecauseG1537of worksG2041butbecauseG1537of Him who callsG2564,

12it was saidG3004to her, “The olderμείζωνmeizōnG3173will serveδουλεύσειdouleuseiG1398the youngerἐλάσσονι·elassoniG1640.”

13JustG2509as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384I lovedἠγάπησα,ēgapēsaG25,but EsauἨσαῦĒsauG2269I hatedἐμίσησα.¶emisēsaG3404.”

14WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayG3004thenοὖνounG3767?There is noμὴmēG3361injusticeἀδικίαadikiaG93with Godθεῷ;theōG2316, is there?May it neverμὴmēG3361be!

15For He saysλέγει·legeiG3004to MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475, “I will haveG1653mercyἐλεήσωeleēsōG1653on whomὃνhonG3739I haveG1653mercyἐλεῶeleōG1653,and I will haveG3627compassionοἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsōG3627on whomὃνhonG3739I haveG3627compassionοἰκτίρω.oiktirōG3627.”

16SoἄραaraG686thenG686it does not dependon the man who willsθέλοντοςthelontosG2309orοὐδὲoudeG3761the man whorunsτρέχοντοςtrechontosG5143, but onGodθεοῦ.theouG2316who hasG1653mercyἐλεῶντοςeleōntosG1653.

17For the ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124saysλέγειlegeiG3004to PharaohΦαραὼPharaōG5328, “For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778veryαὐτὸautoG846purpose I raisedἐξήγειράexēgeiraG1825you up, to demonstrateἐνδείξωμαιendeixōmaiG1731My powerδύναμίνdunaminG1411in you, and that My nameὄνομάonomaG3686might be proclaimedδιαγγελῇdiangelēaG1229throughoutG1722the wholeπάσῃpasēG3956earthγῇ.gēaG1093.”

18SoἄραaraG686thenG686He hasG1653mercyἐλεεῖ,eleeiG1653on whomὃνhonG3739He desiresθέλειtheleiG2309, and Hehardensσκληρύνει.¶sklēruneiG4645whomὃνhonG3739He desiresθέλειtheleiG2309.

19You will sayG3004to me thenG3767, “WhyτίtiG5101does He stillἔτιetiG2089findG3201faultμέμφεται;memphetaiG3201? ForwhoτίςtisG5101resistsἀνθέστηκεν;anthestēkenG436His willβουλήματιboulēmatiG1013?”

20On the contraryμενοῦνγε,menoungeG3304,whoτίςtisG5101are you,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444, whoanswersG470backG470to Godθεῷ;theōG2316?The thingG4110moldedG4110will not sayG3004to the molderπλάσαντι·plasantiG4111, “WhyτίtiG5101did you makeἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160me likeG3779thisG3779,” will it?

21OrἢēG2228does not the potterκεραμεὺςkerameusG2763haveἔχειecheiG2192a rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849over the clayπηλοῦpēlouG4081,to makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160from the sameαὐτοῦautouG846lumpφυράματοςphuramatosG5445oneὃ μὲνho menG3739 G3303vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632for honorableG5092useG5092and anotherὃ δὲho deG3739 G1161for commonG819useG819?

22WhatδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316,although willingθέλωνthelōnG2309to demonstrateἐνδείξασθαιendeixasthaiG1731His wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709and to makeγνωρίσαιgnōrisaiG1107His powerδυνατὸνdunatonG1415knownG1107,enduredἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342with muchπολλῇpollēaG4183patienceμακροθυμίᾳmakrothumiaG3115vesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632of wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709preparedκατηρτισμέναkatērtismenaG2675for destructionἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684?

23And He did soto makeγνωρίσῃgnōrisēG1107knownG1107the richesπλοῦτονploutonG4149of His gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391uponvesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632of mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656,whichἃhaG3739HepreparedG4282beforehandπροητοίμασενproētoimasenG4282for gloryδόξαν;doxanG1391,

24evenus, whomοὓςhousG3739He alsoκαὶkaiG2532calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564,not from amongἐξexG1537JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453onlyG3440,but alsoκαὶkaiG2532from amongἐξexG1537Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484.

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