New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 9:14-21

14 1What shall we say then? 2There is no injustice with God, is there? 3 4Far from it! 15For He says to Moses, “5I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will show compassion to whomever I show compassion.” 16So then, it does not depend on the person who 6wants it nor the one who 7 8runs, but on 9God who has mercy. 17For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “10For this very reason I raised you up, in order to demonstrate My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed 11throughout the earth.” 18So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He 12hardens whom He desires.

19 13You will say to me then, “14Why does He still find fault? For 15who has resisted His will?” 20On the contrary, who are you, 16 17you foolish person, who 18answers back to God? 19The thing molded will not say to the molder, “Why did you make me like this,” will it? 21Or does the potter not have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one object 20for honorable use, and another 21for common use?

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1. Romans 9:14 Rom 3:5 ↩
2. Romans 9:14 2 Chr 19:7; Rom 2:11 ↩
3. Romans 9:14 Lit May it never happen! ↩
4. Romans 9:14 Luke 20:16 ↩
5. Romans 9:15 Ex 33:19 ↩
6. Romans 9:16 Or wills nor ↩
7. Romans 9:16 I.e., to win mercy or favor ↩
8. Romans 9:16 Gal 2:2 ↩
9. Romans 9:16 Eph 2:8 ↩
10. Romans 9:17 Ex 9:16 ↩
11. Romans 9:17 Lit in all ↩
12. 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 ↩
13. Romans 9:19 Rom 11:19; 1 Cor 15:35; James 2:18 ↩
14. Romans 9:19 Rom 3:7 ↩
15. Romans 9:19 2 Chr 20:6; Job 9:12; Dan 4:35 ↩
16. Romans 9:20 Lit O ↩
17. Romans 9:20 Rom 2:1 ↩
18. Romans 9:20 Job 33:13 ↩
19. Romans 9:20 Is 29:16; 45:9; 64:8; Jer 18:6; Rom 9:22f; 2 Tim 2:20 ↩
20. Romans 9:21 Lit for honor ↩
21. Romans 9:21 Lit for dishonor ↩

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