Romans 9
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Romans 9:14-33

141WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? 2There is noG3361 injusticeG93 with GodG2316, is there? 3May it neverG3361 be! 15For He saysG3004 to MosesG3475, “4I will haveG1653 mercyG1653 on whomG3739 I haveG1653 mercyG1653, and I will haveG3627 compassionG3627 on whomG3739 I haveG3627 compassionG3627.” 16SoG686 thenG686 it does not depend on the man who willsG2309 orG3761 the man who 5runsG5143, but on 6GodG2316 who hasG1653 mercyG1653. 17For the ScriptureG1124 saysG3004 to PharaohG5328, “7For thisG3778 veryG846 purpose I raisedG1825 you up, to demonstrateG1731 My powerG1411 in you, and that My nameG3686 might be proclaimedG1229 8throughoutG1722 the wholeG3956 earthG1093.” 18SoG686 thenG686 He hasG1653 mercyG1653 on whomG3739 He desiresG2309, and He 9hardensG4645 whomG3739 He desiresG2309.

1910You will sayG3004 to me thenG3767, “11WhyG5101 does He stillG2089 findG3201 faultG3201? For 12whoG5101 resistsG436 His willG1013?” 20On the contraryG3304, whoG5101 are you, 13OG5599 manG444, who 14answersG470 backG470 to GodG2316? 15The thingG4110 moldedG4110 will not sayG3004 to the molderG4111, “WhyG5101 did you makeG4160 me likeG3779 thisG3779,” will it? 21OrG2228 does not the potterG2763 haveG2192 a rightG1849 over the clayG4081, to makeG4160 from the sameG846 lumpG5445 oneG3739G3303 vesselG4632 16for honorableG5092 useG5092 and anotherG3739G1161 17for commonG819 useG819? 2218WhatG1161 ifG1487 GodG2316, although willingG2309 to demonstrateG1731 His wrathG3709 and to makeG1107 His powerG1415 knownG1107, enduredG5342 with muchG4183 19patienceG3115 vesselsG4632 of wrathG3709 20preparedG2675 for destructionG684? 23And He did so to makeG1107 knownG1107 21the richesG4149 of His gloryG1391 upon 22vesselsG4632 of mercyG1656, whichG3739 He 23preparedG4282 beforehandG4282 for gloryG1391, 24even us, whomG3739 He alsoG2532 24calledG2564, 25not from amongG1537 JewsG2453 onlyG3440, but alsoG2532 from amongG1537 GentilesG1484. 25As He saysG3004 alsoG2532 in HoseaG5617, “26I will callG2564 thoseG3588 who were not My peopleG2992, ‘My peopleG2992,’ And her who was not belovedG25, ‘belovedG25.’”26“27And it shall be that in the placeG5117 whereG3757 it was saidG3004 to them, ‘you are not My peopleG2992,’ ThereG1563 they shall be calledG2564 sonsG5207 of 28the livingG2198 GodG2316.”

27IsaiahG2268 criesG2896 out concerningG5228 IsraelG2474, “29ThoughG1437 the numberG706 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2274 be 30likeG5613 the sandG285 of the seaG2281, it is 31the remnantG5275 that will be savedG4982; 2832for the LordG2962 will executeG4160 His wordG3056 on the earthG1093, 33thoroughlyG4931 and 34quicklyG4932.” 29And justG2531 as IsaiahG2268 foretoldG4275, “35UnlessG1508 36the LordG2962 of 37SabaothG4519 had leftG1459 to us a 38posterityG4690, 39We would have becomeG1096 likeG5613 SodomG4670, and would have 40resembledG3666 GomorrahG1116.”

3041WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? That GentilesG1484, who did not pursueG1377 righteousnessG1343, attainedG2638 righteousnessG1343, evenG1161 42the righteousnessG1343 which is 43by faithG4102; 31but IsraelG2474, 44pursuingG1377 a lawG3551 of righteousnessG1343, did not 45arriveG5348 at that lawG3551. 32WhyG1223G5101? BecauseG3754 they did not pursue it 46by faithG4102, but as thoughG5613 it were 47by worksG2041. They stumbledG4350 overG4350 48the stumblingG4348 stoneG3037, 33justG2531 as it is writtenG1125, “49BeholdG2400, I layG5087 in ZionG4622 50a stoneG3037 of stumblingG4348 and a rockG4073 of offenseG4625, 51And he who believesG4100 in Him 52will not be 53disappointedG2617.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Romans 9:14 Rom 3:5 ↩
  2. 2. Romans 9:14 2 Chr 19:7; Rom 2:11 ↩
  3. 3. Romans 9:14 Luke 20:16 ↩
  4. 4. Romans 9:15 Ex 33:19 ↩
  5. 5. Romans 9:16 Gal 2:2 ↩
  6. 6. Romans 9:16 Eph 2:8 ↩
  7. 7. Romans 9:17 Ex 9:16 ↩
  8. 8. Romans 9:17 Lit in ↩
  9. 9. Romans 9:18 Ex 4:21; 7:3; 9:12; 10:20, 27; 11:10; 14:4, 17; Deut 2:30; Josh 11:20; John 12:40; Rom 11:7, 25 ↩
  10. 10. Romans 9:19 Rom 11:19; 1 Cor 15:35; James 2:18 ↩
  11. 11. Romans 9:19 Rom 3:7 ↩
  12. 12. Romans 9:19 2 Chr 20:6; Job 9:12; Dan 4:35 ↩
  13. 13. Romans 9:20 Rom 2:1 ↩
  14. 14. Romans 9:20 Job 33:13 ↩
  15. 15. Romans 9:20 Is 29:16; 45:9; 64:8; Jer 18:6; Rom 9:22f; 2 Tim 2:20 ↩
  16. 16. Romans 9:21 Lit for honor ↩
  17. 17. Romans 9:21 Lit for dishonor ↩
  18. 18. Romans 9:22 Lit But ↩
  19. 19. Romans 9:22 Rom 2:4 ↩
  20. 20. Romans 9:22 Prov 16:4; 1 Pet 2:8 ↩
  21. 21. Romans 9:23 Rom 2:4; Eph 3:16 ↩
  22. 22. Romans 9:23 Acts 9:15 ↩
  23. 23. Romans 9:23 Rom 8:29f ↩
  24. 24. Romans 9:24 Rom 8:28 ↩
  25. 25. Romans 9:24 Rom 3:29 ↩
  26. 26. Romans 9:25 Hos 2:23; 1 Pet 2:10 ↩
  27. 27. Romans 9:26 Hos 1:10 ↩
  28. 28. Romans 9:26 Matt 16:16 ↩
  29. 29. Romans 9:27 Is 10:22 ↩
  30. 30. Romans 9:27 Gen 22:17; Hos 1:10 ↩
  31. 31. Romans 9:27 Rom 11:5 ↩
  32. 32. Romans 9:28 Is 10:23 ↩
  33. 33. Romans 9:28 Lit finishing it ↩
  34. 34. Romans 9:28 Lit cutting it short ↩
  35. 35. Romans 9:29 Is 1:9 ↩
  36. 36. Romans 9:29 James 5:4 ↩
  37. 37. Romans 9:29 I.e. Hosts ↩
  38. 38. Romans 9:29 Lit seed ↩
  39. 39. Romans 9:29 Deut 29:23; Is 13:19; Jer 49:18; 50:40; Amos 4:11 ↩
  40. 40. Romans 9:29 Lit been made like ↩
  41. 41. Romans 9:30 Rom 9:14 ↩
  42. 42. Romans 9:30 Rom 1:17; 3:21f; 10:6; Gal 2:16; 3:24; Phil 3:9; Heb 11:7 ↩
  43. 43. Romans 9:30 Lit out of ↩
  44. 44. Romans 9:31 Is 51:1; Rom 9:30; 10:2f, 20; 11:7 ↩
  45. 45. Romans 9:31 Gal 5:4 ↩
  46. 46. Romans 9:32 Lit out of ↩
  47. 47. Romans 9:32 Lit out of ↩
  48. 48. Romans 9:32 Is 8:14; 1 Pet 2:6, 8 ↩
  49. 49. Romans 9:33 Is 28:16 ↩
  50. 50. Romans 9:33 Is 8:14 ↩
  51. 51. Romans 9:33 Rom 10:11 ↩
  52. 52. Romans 9:33 Rom 5:5 ↩
  53. 53. Romans 9:33 Lit put to shame ↩

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