Romans 9:16-33

16SoG686 thenG686 it does not depend on the man who willsG2309 orG3761 the man who 1runsG5143, but on 2GodG2316 who hasG1653 mercyG1653. 17For the ScriptureG1124 saysG3004 to PharaohG5328, “3For thisG3778 veryG846 purpose I raisedG1825 you up, to demonstrateG1731 My powerG1411 in you, and that My nameG3686 might be proclaimedG1229 4throughoutG1722 the wholeG3956 earthG1093.” 18SoG686 thenG686 He hasG1653 mercyG1653 on whomG3739 He desiresG2309, and He 5hardensG4645 whomG3739 He desiresG2309.

196You will sayG3004 to me thenG3767, “7WhyG5101 does He stillG2089 findG3201 faultG3201? For 8whoG5101 resistsG436 His willG1013?” 20On the contraryG3304, whoG5101 are you, 9OG5599 manG444, who 10answersG470 backG470 to GodG2316? 11The 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 12for honorableG5092 useG5092 and anotherG3739G1161 13for commonG819 useG819? 2214WhatG1161 ifG1487 GodG2316, although willingG2309 to demonstrateG1731 His wrathG3709 and to makeG1107 His powerG1415 knownG1107, enduredG5342 with muchG4183 15patienceG3115 vesselsG4632 of wrathG3709 16preparedG2675 for destructionG684? 23And He did so to makeG1107 knownG1107 17the richesG4149 of His gloryG1391 upon 18vesselsG4632 of mercyG1656, whichG3739 He 19preparedG4282 beforehandG4282 for gloryG1391, 24even us, whomG3739 He alsoG2532 20calledG2564, 21not from amongG1537 JewsG2453 onlyG3440, but alsoG2532 from amongG1537 GentilesG1484. 25As He saysG3004 alsoG2532 in HoseaG5617, “22I will callG2564 thoseG3588 who were not My peopleG2992, ‘My peopleG2992,’ And her who was not belovedG25, ‘belovedG25.’”26“23And 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 24the livingG2198 GodG2316.”

27IsaiahG2268 criesG2896 out concerningG5228 IsraelG2474, “25ThoughG1437 the numberG706 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2274 be 26likeG5613 the sandG285 of the seaG2281, it is 27the remnantG5275 that will be savedG4982; 2828for the LordG2962 will executeG4160 His wordG3056 on the earthG1093, 29thoroughlyG4931 and 30quicklyG4932.” 29And justG2531 as IsaiahG2268 foretoldG4275, “31UnlessG1508 32the LordG2962 of 33SabaothG4519 had leftG1459 to us a 34posterityG4690, 35We would have becomeG1096 likeG5613 SodomG4670, and would have 36resembledG3666 GomorrahG1116.”

3037WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? That GentilesG1484, who did not pursueG1377 righteousnessG1343, attainedG2638 righteousnessG1343, evenG1161 38the righteousnessG1343 which is 39by faithG4102; 31but IsraelG2474, 40pursuingG1377 a lawG3551 of righteousnessG1343, did not 41arriveG5348 at that lawG3551. 32WhyG1223G5101? BecauseG3754 they did not pursue it 42by faithG4102, but as thoughG5613 it were 43by worksG2041. They stumbledG4350 overG4350 44the stumblingG4348 stoneG3037, 33justG2531 as it is writtenG1125, “45BeholdG2400, I layG5087 in ZionG4622 46a stoneG3037 of stumblingG4348 and a rockG4073 of offenseG4625, 47And he who believesG4100 in Him 48will not be 49disappointedG2617.”