Romans 9
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Romans 9:17-23

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 menG3739G3303vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632for honorableG5092useG5092and anotherὃ δὲho deG3739G1161for 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,
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