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Romans 9:20-33

20OnG3304theG3304contraryG3304,whoτίςtisG5101are you, you foolishpersonἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444, whoanswersG470backG470to Godθεῷ;theōG2316?The thingG4110moldedG4110will not sayG3004to the molderπλάσαντι·plasantiG4111, “WhyτίtiG5101did you makeἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160me likeG3779thisG3779,” will it?

21OrἢēG2228does the potterκεραμεὺςkerameusG2763not haveἔχειecheiG2192a rightἐξουσίανexousianG1849over the clayπηλοῦpēlouG4081,to makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160from the sameαὐτοῦautouG846lumpφυράματοςphuramatosG5445oneὃ μὲνho menG3739 G3303objectσκεῦοςskeuosG4632for honorableG5092useG5092,and anotherὃ δὲho deG3739 G1161for commonG819useG819?

22WhatδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316,although willingθέλωνthelōnG2309to demonstrateἐνδείξασθαιendeixasthaiG1731His wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709and to makeγνωρίσαιgnōrisaiG1107His powerδυνατὸνdunatonG1415knownG1107,enduredἤνεγκενēnegkenG5342with greatπολλῇpollēaG4183patienceμακροθυμίᾳmakrothumiaG3115objectsσκεύηskeuēG4632of wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709preparedκατηρτισμέναkatērtismenaG2675for destructionἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684?

23And He did soto makeγνωρίσῃgnōrisēG1107knownG1107the richesπλοῦτονploutonG4149of His gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391uponobjectsσκεύηskeuēG4632of mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656,whichἃhaG3739HepreparedG4282beforehandπροητοίμασενproētoimasenG4282for gloryδόξαν;doxanG1391,

24namelyus, whomοὓςhousG3739He alsoκαὶkaiG2532calledἐκάλεσενekalesenG2564,not onlyG3440from amongἐξexG1537JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,but alsoκαὶkaiG2532from amongἐξexG1537Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,

25as He alsoG2532saysλέγει·legeiG3004in HoseaὩσηὲHōsēeG5617: “I will callκαλέσωkalesōG2564thoseG3588who were not My peopleλαόνlaonG2992, ‘My peopleλαόνlaonG2992,’And her who was not belovedἠγαπημένηνēgapēmenēnG25, ‘belovedἠγαπημένην.ēgapēmenēnG25.’”

26“And it shall be that in the placeτόπῳtopōG5117whereοὗhouG3757it was saidG3004to them, ‘you are not My peopleλαόςlaosG2992,’ThereἐκεῖekeiG1563they shall be calledκληθήσονταιklēthēsontaiG2564sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofthe livingζῶντος.zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”

27IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268criesG2896outG2896concerningὑπὲρhuperG5228IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474, “ThoughἐὰνeanG1437the numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474may belikeὡςhōsG5613the sandἄμμοςammosG285of the seaθαλάσσης,thalassēsG2281, onlythe remnantG5275will be savedσωθήσεται·sōthēsetaiG4982;

28for the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962will executeποιήσειpoiēseiG4160His wordλόγονlogonG3056on the earthγῆς.gēsG1093,thoroughlyσυντελῶνsuntelōnG4931andquicklyσυντέμνωνsuntemnōnG4932.”

29And justG2531asG2531IsaiahἨσαΐας·ĒsaiasG2268foretoldG4275: “IfεἰeiG1487the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962of armiesσαβαὼθsabaōthG4519had not leftἐγκατέλιπενegkatelipenG1459usdescendantsσπέρμα,spermaG4690,We would have becomeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenG1096likeG5613SodomΣόδομαSodomaG4670, and would havebeenG3666likeG3666GomorrahΓόμορραGomorraG1116.”

30WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayG3004thenοὖνounG3767?That GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,who did not pursueδιώκονταdiōkontaG1377righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343,attainedκατέλαβενkatelabenG2638righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343, butthe righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343that isby faithπίστεως·pisteōsG4102;

31howeverδὲdeG1161,IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,pursuingδιώκωνdiōkōnG1377a lawνόμονnomonG3551of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343, did notarriveἔφθασεν.ephthasenG5348at thatlawνόμονnomonG3551.

32Whyδιὰ τί;dia tiG1223 G5101?BecauseὅτιhotiG3754they did not pursue itby faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,but asG5613thoughG5613they couldby worksἔργωνergōnG2041.They stumbledG4350overG4350the stumblingπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348stoneλίθῳlithōG3037,

33justG2531asG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I am layingτίθημιtithēmiG5087in ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622a stoneλίθονlithonG3037of stumblingπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348and a rockπέτρανpetranG4073of offenseσκανδάλου,skandalouG4625,And the one who believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Him will not beputκαταισχυνθήσεται.¶kataischunthēsetaiG2617toG2617shameG2617.”

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